Public Health Job Opportunities

Month: January 2019

Community Advocate

Posted by Brenda Nickol | January 2, 2019

WellCare is seeking a Community Advocate for the Mid-NE counties area (Dawson, Buffalo, Hall counties).

Job Summary: Cultivates relationships with community based organizations, advocacy and civic/community leaders throughout an assigned area or state. Researches social safety net providers (community based and other) in order to populate and update “My Family Navigator,” a database of regional social safety net programs and services, and identify creative gap-fill strategies and fundraising opportunities with state and regional leadership as dictated by available social safety net and public health statistics. Continue reading “Community Advocate” →

Posted in Full Time, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Promotion, Program Management

Director of Public Health

Posted by Brenda Nickol | January 2, 2019

The Taney County Health Department seeks a full-time, exempt, Director of Public Health.  Serving residents and nearly six million visitors annually, the Taney County Health Department (TCHD) proudly serves Taney County, including the Branson area, through a variety of health, wellness, and safety programs.  Creating opportunities for healthy lives within our community, TCHD first opened its doors in 1961 and is governed by an elected five-member board.   Valuing learning and quality improvement, TCHD is an accredited LPHA through the Missouri Institute of Community Health (MICH) and was among the first 76 health departments in the nation to become nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. Continue reading “Director of Public Health” →

Posted in Full Time, Health Administration, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Other, Program Management, Surveillance

Public Health Data Coordinator

Posted by Brenda Nickol | January 2, 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a Public Health Data Coordinator for the Nebraska Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program. This position works as part of a collaborative team and provides facilitative leadership in the design and implementation of the chronic disease performance measures monitoring system and epidemiology activities to track progress and outcomes for the program.

The primary purpose of this position is to monitor the distribution, patterns, and trends of chronic diseases and their health risk factors/behaviors as well as to compile, analyze, and report data related to the burden of these risk factors/behaviors and chronic diseases.  Continue reading “Public Health Data Coordinator” →

Posted in Chronic Disease, Epidemiology, Full Time, Nutrition/Physical Activity/Obesity, Omaha/Lincoln, Surveillance