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Deschutes County Public Health 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 and professional development 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://healthoregon.org/vista. Deschutes County Health Services has a primary responsibility to help address the basic health and wellness of Deschutes County residents. County Public Health assesses, preserves, promotes, and protects the public’s health through disease control, access to health and nutrition services, prevention strategies and monitoring of community health. The philosophy of the Young Adult Hub in La Pine is to allow for a responsive and relevant way to provide intensive community and peer-based support to young adults whose life experience has pulled them off of a healthy and appropriate developmental path. The Young Adult Hub will be expected to demonstrate service delivery and positive impact on the populations it serves. The VISTA member will be serving in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Bend is known as a hub for outdoor activities in Oregon, including skiing, snowboarding, cycling, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, and other adventures. Bend is also the largest city in Central Oregon and features diverse historical and cultural attractions. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Bend is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health.
 
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Member Duties : The Deschutes County Health Services VISTA will continue prior VISTA activities in pursuit of promoting and sustaining student involvement in the Youth Action Council (YAC) at La Pine High School in partnership with the School Based Health Center (SBHC); collaborate with the Public Health Leadership and Quality Improvement Analyst and Accreditation Coordinator to implement health equity projects; and expand the reach of effective public health messaging to encompass opioid focused messaging and awareness on the correlation between poverty and opioid use. Successful VISTA members are culturally competent, flexible, ambitious and willing to learn.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Youth Development ,  Public Health ,  General Skills ,  Writing/Editing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Deschutes County Public Health VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/17/2020  -   08/16/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  21    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/22/2020  To  07/24/2020 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
5038943913
danielle.y.brown@dhsoha.state.or.us
http://healthoregon.org/vista
Listing ID 96451

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