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Crook County Health Department – Built environment planning
 
 
 
This position joins the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide 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 VISTA Partnership Program, please visit: http://go.usa.gov/39Vd5 The Crook County Health Department is committed to helping their residents eat better, move more, and live tobacco free. Collaboration among residents, community leaders, providers, and public health is necessary to make this happen. By utilizing a team approach among our employees and the community, we are achieving healthier options for the entire community we serve. By promoting a healthier lifestyle, we are encouraging our residents to take control of their lives to live longer and more productively. Crook County is a rural/frontier county in Central Oregon with a population of approximately 21,000. The county seat, Prineville, hosts over 9,000 residents with the remainder dispersed throughout the county. Here you will experience the high desert and all of its beauty in the oldest city in Central Oregon. It is an hour drive away from Bend, Oregon, a microbrewers mecca. The area also boasts plenty of things to do for skiers, snowboarders, cyclists, rafters, kayakers, rock climbers, hikers and anyone who enjoys the outdoors.
 
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Member Duties : The Crook County AmeriCorps VISTA will collaborate with the Crook County Health Department and other city, county, and regional agencies to document built environment conditions in the area, focusing on reducing negative health impacts that disproportionately affect people in poverty, including access to affordable housing and services such as groceries and healthcare. Unique projects include mapping, transportation planning, a large health services fair, participatory photographic surveys, and bike path evaluation. Via marketing, data collection and analysis, networking and other capacity building activities, the VISTA member will increase awareness of the relationship between built environment and health for residents. They will strengthen and develop community partnerships to increase awareness of the importance of considering health impacts in planning projects that will be beneficial in improving the quality of life for current residents as well as future generations.
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Stipend ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*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 . 
 
Skills :
General Skills ,  Computers/Technology ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Team Work ,  Writing/Editing ,  Public Speaking ,  Public Health ,  Community Organization ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Crook County Health Department – Built environment planning

Program Start/End Date
08/28/2015  -   08/29/2016

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations OREGON  

Languages
English

Accepting Applications
From  05/27/2015  To  07/09/2015 

Contact Eric Gebbie
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
971-673-0709
eric.n.gebbie@state.or.us
go.usa.gov/39Vd5

Listing ID 61833


       

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