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Addressing Ohio’s Opioid Epidemic

Ohio is “ground zero” for the opioid epidemic. In the face of this crisis, The Ohio State University is marshaling resources across its full breadth to find solutions to prevent, treat and aid in recovery from opioid addiction. Our goal is to strengthen state, county and community efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in Franklin County and beyond. The Ohio State University is the state’s land grant institution with a presence in all 88 counties, including our Extension offices. As a top-ranked research university with an academic health center, fifteen colleges including seven health sciences colleges, and located in Columbus, the capital of and largest city in Ohio, Ohio State is well positioned to be a central figure in local and state efforts to address the spectrum of issues contributing to and resulting from opioid addiction. This position will help to staff both the University and its Wexner Medical Center opioid steering committees and other applicable groups and task forces, research and evaluate ongoing efforts, and assist in the development of community and state partnerships. This will require writing educational materials and papers related to opioid addiction, researching and evaluating grants and other opportunities to improve assessment and treatment of opioid addiction, collaborating with community partners to identify social determinants of health interventions, working to sustain our opioid quality initiatives, and engaging with state agencies on joint efforts to develop programs throughout Ohio.

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Member Duties : The VISTA’s duties will be centered on developing documents and presentations to educate others on opioid addiction issues, researching and evaluating proposals for assessment and treatment of opioid addiction, and working with community and state partners to achieve shared objectives in reducing opioid addiction. The VISTA will research promising prevention, treatment, and recovery support approaches, determine data needs to inform the research, and survey state and local partners about promising practices. The VISTA will identify grants to support community efforts, assist in the writing of grant proposals, and coordinate grant activities and evaluation. The VISTA will attend meetings with community and public sector partners, draft documents such as outlining recommendations and next steps, and provide follow up on emerging initiatives.

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


*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 , Education .

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



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Addressing Ohio’s Opioid Epidemic

Program Start/End Date
07/08/2019 - 07/06/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OHIO

Accepting Applications
From 03/01/2019 To 07/05/2019

Contact	Jennifer Carlson
660 Ackerman Rd
Columbus OH 43202
614-293-4400
dconklin@oacbha.org

Listing ID	86544


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