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Jefferson County Public Health - Health Equity VISTA
 
 
 
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/cnayh Jefferson County Public Health is a small governmental public health agency that offers “traditional” public health services such as immunizations, early childhood education, home visiting, life affair records, environmental health, communicable disease surveillance, and reproductive health services to the 22,000 area residents. Driven by a primarily agricultural economy, many communities in Jefferson County continue to maintain the “small town appeal.” The VISTA will serve in Madras and will gain an in-depth perspective on how to support health equity amongst the diverse youth in Jefferson County schools. With an average of 300 days of sunshine and a low yearly rainfall, Jefferson County boasts some of the best fishing, hunting, camping, boating, water-skiing and rock hunting in the entire nation. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Madras is a great place to explore a career in public health.
 
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Member Duties : To support Jefferson County Public Health’s mission to improve health equity and development of diverse partnerships, the VISTA will support accreditation, regionalization of services, and coordinating partnerships by developing an ongoing accreditation committee to assess quality improvement and identify service barrier gaps in our services. They will support the development of culturally appropriate outreach materials and resources, and will gather research for our needs assessments. They will also establish strong working partnerships with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs by attending meetings, researching specific heath data, identifying key resources within the tribal healthcare system, and identifying the current culture of preventative health measures. They will develop culturally appropriate promotion of the Regional Health Improvement Plan that will result in more shared resources among coordinated care organizations and outreach to underserved community members.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Tribal ,  Health . 
 
Skills :
Leadership ,  Recruitment ,  Team Work ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Public Speaking ,  Public Health ,  Community Organization ,  Computers/Technology ,  Writing/Editing ,  Social Services ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Jefferson County Public Health - Health Equity VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/28/2017  -   08/27/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  07/01/2017  To  08/08/2017 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
971-673-0570
danielle.y.brown@state.or.us
http://go.usa.gov/cnayh
Listing ID 74289

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