While based at The Wild Center, AmeriCorps members will collaborate with other Adirondack organizations including local schools, arts organizations, and libraries to provide educational programming. Wild Center Americorps members will be trained to interpret across our 115 acre campus, which includes exhibit halls, trail system, Wild Walk, Raquette River waterfront and more. Americorps members will help with educational programs including showcasing our live Animal Ambassadors for visitors, leading K-12 school programming, supporting our Adirondack Youth Climate Summit, working with school …
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Project Name: Increasing Operational Efficiencies and Collaboration to improve the lives of our Neighbors in need. Site Name: St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy (SVDPCP) Focus Area(s): Building Capacity and Sustainability through service Primary: Increase health care access for the uninsured Secondary: Helping assess income and insurance eligibility to assure focus on clinic mission of serving the highest need and those unable to receive care elsewhere. Reports to: Yolanda Tolson-Eveans, Managing Pharmacist and Site Supervisor, Chris Kane Director of Client …
Position Summary This Public Health AmeriCorps position will support the Rock County Public Health Department (RCPHD) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program in developing and implementing strategies to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to emergencies. RCPHD’s PHEP program works to promote and implement equitable emergency preparedness efforts through collaboration with local and regional partners. This position will work directly with RCPHD’s PHEP Coordinator in RCPHD’s Communicable Disease Unit. A successful AmeriCorps member in this position will be detail-oriented, invested in …
Interested in a healthcare profession (Medical school, Dental school, Public Health, Master’s Program)? Looking to serve your community, grow your leadership abilities and gain management experience? This is a wonderful gap year opportunity! The goal of Wisconsin’s Association of Free Clinics (WAFCC) is to better serve the many communities throughout Wisconsin by helping to keep every free and charitable clinic as well as health department sustainable. WAFCC does this in many ways such as: helping to foster and develop community …
Interested in a healthcare profession (Medical school, Dental school, Public Health, Master’s Program)? Looking to serve your community, grow your leadership abilities and gain management experience? This is a wonderful gap year opportunity! The goal of Wisconsin’s Association of Free Clinics (WAFCC) is to better serve the many communities throughout Wisconsin by helping to keep every free and charitable clinic as well as health department sustainable. WAFCC does this in many ways such as: helping to foster and develop community …
Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin (Alliance) is a voice for children’s health. We raise awareness, mobilize leaders, impact public health and implement programs proven to work. We are affiliated with Children’s Wisconsin. Our key initiatives are environmental health, emergency care, food security, injury prevention and death review, medical home, and oral health. This position is designed to expand our efforts. Overnight travel is rare, but may occur. Mileage and travel costs will be reimbursed. Due to COVID-19, some work may …
The Goal of the VISTA member’s service is to improve upon there sources the Jefferson County Health Department lacks in its most recent community health assessment and strategic plan. The VISTA will improve community health by supporting the alignment of department initiatives with the Public Health Accreditation Board, Foundational Areas of Public Health, and Essential Services of Public Health, and strategic priorities. The VISTAs purpose is to engage and collaborate with Jefferson County Health Department staff to address needs found …
*Must be Fluent in Spanish to apply* Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic serves underinsured and uninsured patients in Milwaukee County who are otherwise unable to access care. Because of the high need for such services, the clinic has been at capacity for several years and accepts new patients for urgent care only. Staff helps new patients through urgent episodes of care and works with patients to help find medical homes within 3 months of their first visit. To ensure we …
The Public Health AmeriCorps member will increase their knowledge of public health needs by engaging in various activities related to patient outreach and education, follow-through in care, and patient retention in care. · Provide patients with preventative health education and interventions · Increase health equity through social-emotional learning interventions · Use the Unite Us platform which provides screening for social determinants of health and resource navigation. This will assist with team case management, outreach, and education. The Public Health AmeriCorps …