Harney County Climate and Health Equity VISTA Job Vacancy in Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project Burns, OR – Latest Jobs in Burns, OR

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Company Name : Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project
Location : Burns, OR
Position : Harney County Climate and Health Equity VISTA

Job Description : This position joins Oregon Health Authority’s statewide AmeriCorps VISTA team. In addition to activities at your individual site, each member receives additional orientation, training throughout the year, team meetings, and the support of the team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency. Selections are made on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. All decisions will be made by March 18, 2022.

The the first day of service is April 11, 2022 and the end date is April 10th, 2023; these dates are inflexible. For more information about the Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project and application process, please visit our website. Follow us on Instagram at @ohavistas for updates as well!

This project focuses primarily on addressing health inequities within Harney County. Lack of clean drinking water and drought leads to serious issues related to poverty. The member will increase they county’s capacity to address health issues related to water and drought, including supporting work that addresses high arsenic levels in the water systems. The member will work with community and tribal partners to understand how economically disadvantaged individuals currently access health care in the community. The member will travel to rural areas within the county to assess poverty related health inequities. Then, the member will help create a health equity plan for the county. The member will also work with the communicable disease nurse to continue addressing issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic including building a process that will connect economically disadvantaged individuals with wraparound services.

Harney County Health Department is a small health department serving a rural population of 7,000 people. We are truly a family, our staff have been working together for many years and strive to serve our population to the best of our abilities. We serve the entire population by providing support for WIC, Oregon Health Plan signup, Immunizations, Family Planning, Syringe Exchange, and other programs. We aim to alleviate poverty in our county by connecting people with services that address poverty and food insecurity, including Medicaid signup, food bank referral, and other services.

We have many groups who work to alleviate poverty but no one group or individual whose focus is on that population. In Harney, most rural people’s drinking water is from wells. Many are tainted with heavy metals and drought causes lack of water. The member will address these issues through research and education. In addition, the member will focus on health inequities and help the department address poverty within the county.

The OHA AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project is committed to building a diverse workforce to broaden and deepen our work in the communities we serve. Oregon is also committed to reducing the spread of COVID-19 and this position requires proof of vaccination.

With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Burns is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health.

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