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Mayor Peduto's Office, Community Health Engagement Associate

Healthy Together aims to provide 100% health care coverage for youth living in the City of Pittsburgh. Over the last two decades, Pennsylvania made significant progress expanding access to affordable health insurance for children and families. Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was the first of its kind nationally and today covers nearly 190,000 children across Pennsylvania. Medicaid covers over 1 million children across the Commonwealth and over 90,000 children in Allegheny County alone. But, there are those who are left behind and we estimate that there are at least 2,000 children in the City of Pittsburgh who do not have health insurance yet qualify for Medicaid or CHIP. In addition, between 2011 and 2013, the number of children enrolled in Medicaid dropped significantly. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, statewide Medicaid enrollment for children declined by over 90,000 and by more than 10,000 in Allegheny County. Moreover, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, affirms Medicaid enrollment of families, children, and pregnant women declined more in Pennsylvania than in any other state during the period of June 2011 to June 2012. Between August 2011 and April 2014, the number of Pennsylvania's children enrolled in Medicaid was still down by nearly 60,000. Furthermore, there are still parents who simply do not know what health insurance options are available for their children or themselves. In all cases, parents would benefit from having qualified personnel to assist in navigating the system of bureaucracy. Outreach in the community combined with systematic change will not only help Pittsburgh achieve 100% coverage now, but will also ensure sustainability well into the future.

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Member Duties : The Community Health Engagement Associate will work closely with the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment and relevant community and non-profit stakeholders to maintain and grow the Healthy Together Campaign. The VISTA will, coordinate partnerships, conduct outreach, track relevant outcomes and metrics relating to health coverage enrollment, coordinate workshops and resource fairs, serve as the public face of the campaign at key events, lead grant writing and development to secure funding, and maintain marketing materials and a web presence for the initiative.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Education , Health , Community Outreach .

Skills : Public Health , Public Speaking , Communications , Education , Leadership , Community Organization , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Team Work , Fund raising/Grant Writing .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Mayor Peduto's Office, Community Health Engagement Associate

Program Start/End Date
07/27/2015 - 07/28/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh

Accepting Applications
From 04/22/2015 To 05/22/2015

Contact	Melanie Ondek
414 Grant St
Pittsburgh PA 15219
412-255-4765
melanie.ondek@pittsburghpa.gov

Listing ID	60791


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