Health Equity Communications Vista

Health Equity Communications VISTA

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 support of team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency.

For more information about the Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project, please visit: http://healthoregon.org/vista. Selections are made on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. The last day to submit an application is June 25, 2024.

Familias is a culturally specific nonprofit organization that provides free health education and health promotion programs in Spanish, focused on climate change, nutrition and food advocacy, sexual health and HIV/STI prevention, resource navigation, and Community Health Worker training. La misión de Familias en Acción (Familias) es Fortalecer la salud y el bienestar de las familias y comunidades latinas en Oregón. While service provision is at the core of Familias en Acción's work, we also engage in system-wide initiatives that address the root causes of health disparities.

We aim to change the structure that perpetuates health disparities by spreading awareness, raising funds, and convening our community at the Latino Health Equity Conference. This in turn spreads awareness about health disparities in Latine communities in Oregon and drives the social change needed to influence the health and wellness of Latine populations in our state through increased funding, and resource and information sharing among public health entities. The VISTA member will be fully integrated into Familias team of 27 staff and will attend any relevant professional development opportunities.

The ideal VISTA member will be bilingual in Spanish and English and will self-identify as a member of the Latine community. Some hours in person and some hours remote with supervision and support regularly available. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The member will support external communications and coordination of the annual Latino Health Equity Conference at Familias en Acción (Familias) . This conference presents health topics as they relate to the Latine Community and provides a forum for local/national topic experts to present their research and engage with health systems, researchers, students, policy makers, and community members. Highlights of the duties include:

Develop content and visuals for external communications to support community education around programming and fund development activities Support coordination of the annual Latino Health Equity Conference, including speaker coordination, registration, volunteer coordination, and communications The ideal VISTA member will be bilingual in Spanish and English. Familias en Acción observes a 4-day work week M-Th.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , 4 day work week (Fridays off) , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Health Coverage* , Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance .

Terms :

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

Service Areas :

Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Health .

Skills :

Education , Community Organization , Communications , Public Health .