Chcanys Public Health Americorps At NYU Langone

CHCANYS Public Health AmeriCorps at NYU Langone

The mission of NYU Langone Family Health Centers is to improve the overall health of the communities served by delivering high quality, culturally competent primary care and related services within community-based settings. Public Health AmeriCorps members at FHC address unmet health needs both as case managers who link families to health and social services, and as health educators who support the practice of healthy behaviors.

NYU Langone Family Health Centers is partnered with CHCANYS in seeking AmeriCorps Members for its 2023-2024 CHCANYS Public Health AmeriCorps program. Positions available for 1700 hour service terms. Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as selection is continuous and the class may fill before the application deadline.

NYU Langone. Members are expected to work M-F during business hours. All placement sites may assign additional work and members are required to participate in team days, service projects and selected site specific trainings.

CHCANYS Public Health AmeriCorps at NYU Langone members receive a Living Allowance of $27,000, in addition to other benefits including transportation expenses and health insurance. Members also receive extensive Public Health training and professional development and an Education Award of $6,895 at the successful completion of their term. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Sunset Park is a low-income community comprised primarily of an immigrant population. The NYU Langone Healthy Futures Corps program views health in a holistic way and recognizes the impact of issues such as literacy, housing, family violence, employment and trauma on an individual's well-being.

The programs in which Healthy Futures Corps members are placed reflect this view, and members work to provide patients/clients with health education, translation, and literacy assistance. Members receive training and orientation in the health centers and community programs of our parent organization, NYU Langone Family Health Centers. AmeriCorps members do not provide health services related to prohibited items.

For example: AmeriCorps members may not engage in providing abortion services or referrals for receipt of such services.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Health Coverage .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Health , Children/Youth , Elder Care , Community Outreach , Education .

Skills :

Social Services , Medicine , Communications , Public Health , Leadership , Education , Team Work , Public Speaking , Conflict Resolution .