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Lines for Life Prevention 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/39Vd5. Lines for Life is a regional non-profit dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. We offer help and hope to individuals and communities, and promote mental health for all. Our work addresses a spectrum of needs that include intervention, prevention, and advocacy. We educate, train, and advocate to prevent issues of substance abuse, mental illness, and thoughts of suicide from reaching crisis levels. But when a crisis arises or support is needed, we’re available 24/7/365 to intervene with personalized help. Community members who struggle with mental health issues (including thoughts of suicide) and substance abuse experience increased barriers to moving out of poverty. Wrestling with mental health and substance abuse issues can reduce an individual's ability to care for other aspects of life such as maintaining stable employment and housing. This VISTA project will enhance communication with individuals and communities in poverty to encourage the self-care, help seeking behavior, and the support systems that are known to improve mental health. This position is located in Portland, which is Oregon’s cultural center, dense with independent movie theaters and art galleries. The exceptional public transit system makes it easy to get around the city without a car, no matter if you’re visiting a food cart pod or a public park. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Portland is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health.
 
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Member Duties : The Prevention VISTA will: 1. Support the Lines for Life Prevention team in enhancing prevention strategies focused on addressing opioid use in indigenous communities by increasing our understanding of collecting and sharing tribal owned data from indigenous communities that is collaborative, participatory and benefits the tribal communities, as well as helping to plan and implement a tribal opioid prevention summit. 2. Support the Prevention team in reducing disparities and increasing access to treatment by addressing the social determinants of health that negatively impact health outcomes of rural and tribal communities and racial and ethnic minorities often in urban areas, who disproportionately represent people living in poverty by planning and facilitating focus groups and disseminating the information to inform the organization and partners.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Transit pass ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Tribal . 
 
Skills :
Public Health ,  Communications ,  Social Services ,  Team Work . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Lines for Life Prevention VISTA
Program Start/End Date
02/26/2018  -   03/01/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  11/14/2017  To  01/19/2018 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
9716730570
danielle.y.brown@state.or.us
Listing ID 77547

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