Implements and presents County health education programs and is responsible for curriculum development or the implementation of health education and promotion activities.

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Performs professional dietetic work assessing nutritional needs, developing and implementing nutrition care plans and providing therapeutic dietary advice to patients/clients in a hospital or community nutrition office.

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This classification performs professional dietetic work by assessing client nutritional needs, developing and implementing nutrition care plans, providing therapeutic dietary advice and serves as designated nutrition expert to clients. Some positions may supervise Clinical Dietitians or nutrition support staff.

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This position will carry out the objectives and goals of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program (BFPC). This position directs a major function by developing and implementing policies and procedures and program priorities of the WIC Program and by determining the most effective utilization of resources in order to reach goals and objectives for providing services to the WIC target population. The individual in this role is responsible for very complex operations of local program services, certification and eligibility determination, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion, training and integration and outreach. The position is responsible for assuring the implementation of the program in accordance with federal and state regulations for 20 local agencies.

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The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition currently has openings for a Research Scientist, Project Manager, Research Associate and more.  Click here to see open positions.

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB’s mission is to End Hunger Here in Eastern Massachusetts.

GBFB is looking for a committed professional to join the Health & Research Team as a SNAP Outreach Associate to assist with the day to day administrative responsibilities of GBFB’s SNAP Outreach Program.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, is a federal program which helps people buy the food needed for good health. GBFB assists clients with obtaining SNAP benefits as a SNAP Outreach Partner with the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA).

The SNAP Outreach Associate will work primarily over the phone to screen clients for eligibility, complete SNAP applications, provide follow up support, and advocate on behalf of clients as needed. The SNAP Outreach Associate will work closely with the Manager of Federal Food Programs to expand GBFB’s SNAP Outreach Program.

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Apply for a position at one of Feeding America’s network of 200 food banks and see how you can work to support our mission.

A research opportunity is currently available with the Office of Smoking and Health (OSH), within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The selected participant will be assigned to collaborate with the Associate Director for Health Equity within the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and will receive mentoring from OSH senior staff. The participant will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from multidisciplinary teams and be involved with the senior staff team in planning, implementation and evaluation of science-based strategies and interventions to address tobacco-related health equity and reduce health disparities. Under the guidance of the Associate Director for Health Equity, the participant will have the opportunity to learn about the following activities:

• Conducting systematic literature reviews, environmental scans, assessments pertaining to tobacco related health equity approaches, interventions, policies and practices
• Scientific writing and publication
• Scientific approaches to examining health equity, including how to conduct quantitative and qualitative data analyses
• Building internal organizational and external partner capacity to address health equity
• Communication strategies about tobacco-related health equity and health disparities
• Social determinants of health, health equity and health disparity in regards to the prevention of commercial tobacco/electronic nicotine devise (e-cigarette) use

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment can be up to one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.

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This position is tasked with advancing the Center for Engagement and Community Development (CECD) and Kansas State University’s healthy food access work.  Specifically, this position will pursue this task by providing technical assistance, assisting with grant development, event management, and managing partner and stakeholder relationships.
– Organizing and Providing Technical Assistance (40%): The successful candidate  will organize our technical assistance offerings.  This requires that they research, organize and analyze data for the primary questions asked by healthy food access stakeholders.
– Assisting with Event Management (20%):  As part of our outreach and dissemination of information, we host a quarterly advisory board meeting, rural grocery workshops and a national rural grocery summit every two years.
– Managing Partner and Stakeholder Relationships (15%):  This individual communicates regularly with our partners and stakeholders, including planning, marketing, organizing and conducting webinars and face-to-face professional training meetings around Kansas. Developing – – Publications (15%): The successful candidate will work within a team to write and produce several publications to include fact sheets and Success Stories.
– Grant Management (10%):  This position will work collaboratively to identify, facilitate, and develop grant proposals that advance the university’s healthy food access initiatives.

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The World Food Policy Center (WFPC) is housed at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and launched in July 2017. The WFPC bridges often disconnected areas of the food system to create change through convenings, research, evidence-based recommendations, transferrable models, community toolkits, and educational outreach. A major focus is on equity in the food system, using food as a means of economic development, and developing policies, programs, and practices that create progress on food insecurity, obesity, and the environmental impact of food production. This work is consistent with the principles of equitable food-oriented development.

The Research Scientist will: design and execute research related to WPFC projects and programs; support the WFPC team and key stakeholders in designing and carrying out studies; carry out their own portfolio of original research in alignment with WFPC strategic topic areas; publish the results of this work; and work with the team on funding opportunities. This position will be supervised by WFPC Director Kelly Brownell.

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A research opportunity is currently available with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) located in Washington, DC.

The selected participant will gain professional experience in a health policy setting. The participant will be primarily involved with the Prevention Science Division (PSD) and trained in the coordination and development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved in the following training activities:

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of DGA and materials through research, writing, and editing
• Participate in the communication and dissemination of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Participate in and evaluate team projects in the area of disease prevention and health promotion
• Contribute to replies to Departmental correspondence and clearances
• Participate in meetings, contribute to program development and implementation
• Contribute to Departmental prevention efforts

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The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) seeks a highly motivated individual to carry out research, analysis, writing, and policy advocacy focused on healthy eating, nutrition quality, food insecurity, and other matters at the intersection of nutrition access, equity and the social determinants of health for low-income individuals and families, especially as related to federally funded nutrition programs. This position affords a wide range of opportunities for a talented researcher, analyst and advocate. The position will report to the Director of Nutrition Policy.

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In response to emerging needs resulting in part from COVID-19, a nationwide Act Early State/Territorial Team initiative focused on building resilience among families with young children served by early childhood systems is under development. These state/territorial teams will focus on parent-engaged developmental monitoring, screening, and referral initiatives to ensure that children with developmental delays are identified early and connected with services that can help them as early as possible.

AUCD’s National Center on Disability in Public Health seeks to engage a temporary full-time contractor to manage the evaluation design and synthesis of a 11-month multi-state/territory project. This project will enhance support for early childhood systems through the Act Early Ambassador Program to Support COVID-19 Recovery. This temporary full-time contractor position is federally supported by an existing cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).

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With exciting new partnerships, organizational growth, and funder relationships, TFAH now seeks a new Director of Policy Development who will provide expert leadership to the organization’s policy agenda. The new Director will develop and define the policy agenda that is grounded in TFAH’s evidence-based approach, identifying and prioritizing specific policy goals, and mapping out the overall strategy associated with advancing public policy to achieve the organization’s goals. The new Director will identify, research, and analyze emerging and evolving health-related policy matters and engage key national, state, and local agencies, organizations, and individuals to yield impactful public health policy change.

Candidates should have a master’s degree in public health, public policy, or a related field and a minimum of 10-15 years of work experience and leadership in managing policy development and 8 years of experience in management leading and supervising staff. TFAH is partnering with the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, LLC to conduct this search.

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This position will join the AZ Health Zone SNAP-Ed program operations team to ensure the program is supporting tribal communities and meeting all USDA requirements.

What will I be doing in this job?

− Providing leadership in planning, writing and maintaining tribal government contracts, consulting with tribal partners on reports, CERs, and trainings that may be needed for nutrition education and policy, system, and environment strategy implementation

− Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with tribal community partners and FDPIR. Facilitating discussions to gather input on program implementation, recipes, marketing, and other materials that would reach tribal communities

− Assisting with or developing trainings, subcommittees, workshops, and conferences in order to build capacity related to program implementation in tribal communities

− Prepares and submits documents to support grant requests, reports and other documents for submission to USDA, DES, and other key partners as needed.

− Developing and enhancing current programming for culturally relevant and resonant materials

− Representing the AZ Health Zone, Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity and ADHS at professional meetings, community events, health coalitions, and among private industry

− Performing work at/attending meetings at alternate location and/or traveling when necessary.

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The ASPHN MCH Nutrition Council Steering Committee meets the 3rd Monday of every month at noon ET to plan and support council activities, including those specified in the ASPHN / MCHB Contract.

Join us on Monday, July 20. Dial in on 1-800-750-4065; 969656#

For more information and to receive the agenda prior to the call, please contact Sandy Perkins at sandy@asphn.org