AmeriCorps Community
HealthCorps Member

The Institute for Family Health’s Community HealthCorps is a national AmeriCorps program that promotes health care for the underserved while training future healthcare workers. Institute HealthCorps members engage in a variety of projects that promote access to health care and health information in medically underserved communities.

See the HealthCorps February 2009 Newsletter prepared by last year’s HealthCorps members, the IFH Community HealthCorps blog or the Mentor Connect blog to learn more about the work done by Community HealthCorps.
WE'RE RECRUITING!

Summer Positions (450 Hours of Service)
Positions available include:

• Conducting community outreach and health education on preventive health topics
  
• Working with the Bronx Health REACH Coalition on community-based health education activities in an effort to eliminate racial disparities in health outcomes
  
• Providing health education and outreach to diabetic patients in the Mid Hudson Valley
  
• Coordinating a Reach out and Read program at our Bronx clinic locations.

Benefits for summer positions:

• Educational award ($1,125 upon completion of service)
  
• Monthly Metrocard for local travel in New York City
  
• Extensive opportunities for professional development

Year Long/Full Time Positions: September 2010 – August 2011
Positions available include:

• Conducting one-on-one and group health education sessions on preventive health topics such as diabetes, nutrition, depression care, and prenatal care with patients at our health centers
• Acting as case manager for Healthcare for the Homeless
• Working in Health Outreach for the Bronx Health REACH/CEED program
• Working in our School Based Health Center to provide health services and reproductive health education to high school students
• Serving as an educator and support person for patients who attend the Institute’s Women’s Health Free Clinic
• Acting as a Depression Care Manager for patients with mental health needs in the Bronx, Manhattan, or at the Institute’s Family Practice Center’s in Ellenville and\or Kingston, NY
• Acting as a breast-feeding educator and advocate in our Kingston Hospital
• Coordinating a mentor program for underserved youth

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Living Allowance and Benefits:

• Living stipend distributed biweekly(about $11,400 for 1700 hours of service – 11 months full-time)
• Educational award ($5,350 upon completion of service)
  
• Health benefits
  
• Child care benefits, if eligible
  
• Student loan deferment
  
• Extensive opportunities for professional development
  
• Travel Benefits: Monthly metrocard or comparable mileage reimbursement for upstate members

Minimum eligibility requirements:
• United States citizen, United States national, or lawful permanent resident
• High school diploma or GED or commitment to obtain during the service year
• At least 17 years of age
• Strong commitment to service
• Respect for and interest in working in medically underserved communities
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Creativity and initiative

To apply: You must apply through the My Americorps Web site. We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Apply for Summer Positions here.
Apply for Full Time Positions here.
For more information, contact Nicki Fietzer at nfietzer@institute2000.org or 212.633.0800 ext. 1379