NACDD PHA Mississippi I

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Job description

NACDD PHA Mississippi I The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a national public health non-profit agency focused on the health of the public by strengthening state and national leadership and expertise for chronic disease prevention and control. NACDD's core membership is composed of the 59 State and Territorial Health Department Chronic Disease Directors and their staff who protect the health of the public through primary and secondary prevention efforts and work "upstream" on root causes of chronic conditions. NACDD promotes health and reduces the burden of chronic disease through various programs and initiatives in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and the Division of Population Health, and a team of nationally recognized experts. To enhance public health resources across the country and support state and local public health settings respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) program supports the recruitment, training, and development of the next generation of public health leaders. In partnership with a State Health Department or similar agency, local health department(s) or other community-based organization(s), and/or a local YMCA or YMCA State Alliance, Service Members will be placed across fifteen states to advance existing efforts around food and nutrition security, safe physical activity access, social connectedness, and health equity, all within the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here. Member Duties : The PHA Service Member will support the Office of Community Health Improvement, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, as it relates to the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies to reduce disparities related to food and nutrition security and social connectedness throughout the state. The Service Member will assist in food and nutrition security and social connectedness initiatives at a state and community-level by working alongside the Office Director. One of the priority activities related to nutrition security will be working with division and chronic disease programs to develop new obesity state action plan strategies, and assisting food banks and food pantries throughout Mississippi to increase pantry capacity and increase snap benefit reach. A priority for social connectedness will be to engage with healthy aging staff to develop and/or expand intergenerational activities. Program Benefits : Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance . Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours . Service Areas : Public Health AmeriCorps . Skills : partnership building , Communications .

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