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ORI Health Equity Action Plan VISTA (Eugene)
 
 
 
This position joins the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide AmeriCorps VISTA team. In addition to activities at your individual site, each member receives additional orientation, training throughout the year, team retreats and meetings, and the support of the team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency. For more information about the Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps Project, please visit: http://healthoregon.org/vista. Selections are made on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. The last day to submit an application is July 31th, 2022. ORI Community and Evaluation Services (ORI CES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving individual and community health and well-being through evaluation and intervention services. For this project, ORI CES will partner with Washington County Public Health to assist in the Healthy Futures objectives by supporting the modernization of the public health system. This project is developed to help people out of poverty or break the cycle of poverty by contributing to the Health Equity Action Plan. Together with ORI CES and Washington County Public Health and the AmeriCorps member, we will help in identifying metrics that will inform strategies to advance health equity will give people the support they need to break out of poverty, and address the social determinants of health. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Washington County is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health. The OHA AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project is committed to building a diverse workforce to strengthen our work in Oregon communities. We value applicants who can bring lived experience to further OHA’s strategic goal to eliminate health inequities by 2030.
 
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Member Duties : Support Washington County Public Health with developing a community centered Health Equity Action Plan that includes health equity metrics. This will be done by facilitating progress towards developing a local health equity action plan that leverages the existing Tri-County Public Health Modernization Health Equity Assessment. The Health Equity Action Plan will be developed with continued engagement from regional partners, dedicated funds for community partners and will include metrics and an accountability structure. Health equity and related data trainings will be provided to member. Some of the duties will include: 1) Attend Health Equity Action Plan and related meetings. 2) Conduct semi-structured interviews with key players. 3) Search for national health equity metrics. 4) Catalog health equity metrics with references. 5) Present health equity metric options. 6) Contribute to writing the health equity action plan. 7) Gather feedback on health equity plan drafts.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Medicine ,  Social Services ,  Leadership ,  General Skills ,  Public Health ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
ORI Health Equity Action Plan VISTA (Eugene)
Program Start/End Date
08/29/2022  -   08/28/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/27/2022  To  08/05/2022 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
5038943913
danielle.y.brown@dhsoha.state.or.us
www.healthoregon.org/vista
Listing ID 112611

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