Community Impact Project Coordinator Hawaii
Overview:
Are you ready to join an organization where you can be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives?
Envision all Americans enjoying ideal cardiovascular health free of heart disease and stroke. At the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, we get to work toward that goal every single day. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? You bet!
This is satisfying work that makes a real difference in people's lives. You can achieve professional growth with personal fulfillment. You will connect with people and make a lifesaving impact. You will partner with individuals, schools, lawmakers, healthcare providers and others to ensure everyone has access to healthier lifestyle choices and proper healthcare.
Help address nutrition insecurity and make longer, healthier lives possible
As part of the American Heart Association’s commitment to advancing cardiovascular health for all, this grant-supported project is focused on addressing nutrition insecurity through meeting people where they are – in this case, faith-based organizations. Through this project, we will implement a comprehensive social determinants of health screening and referral protocol with identified faith-based organizations and a Federally Qualified Health Center on Oahu to address nutrition insecurity amongst non-Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander populations.
The Community Impact Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and executing a work plan to ensure deliverables are effectively met and documented. Responsibilities include training and equipping volunteers to conduct screening and referral services, engage faith-based organization congregations, coordinate workshops and other activities/events and provide administrative, logistics and data management/reporting support.
This grant-funded opportunity has an anticipated term of up to six months with a schedule of up to 25 hours/week (specific hours will be coordinated with the needs of participating organizations and volunteers).
Responsibilities:
- Provide training and oversight to equip volunteers in conducting social determinants of health screenings and referral services through identified faith-based organizations. The objectives are to (1) screen and refer nutrition insecure community members to sustaining resources such as SNAP, WIC, and Double Up Food Bucks, reducing the stigma of nutrition incentive programs; (2) conduct social determinants of health screenings and referrals at events engaging congregations of identified faith-based organizations; (3) conduct blood pressure screenings, educate on blood pressure self-monitoring and refer members as appropriate to FQHC for care.
- Work with identified Federally Qualified Health Center to be a resource for referrals for improved health care access.
- Plan, coordinate and implement hypertension workshops and other activities/events to engage members of faith-based organizations/community members to encourage trusted conversations around health.
- Support the delivery of nutrition security resources and hypertension education to members of the communities addressed.
- Provide administrative, logistics and data management/reporting support required to fulfill grant deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Education or related discipline. This may be an ideal opportunity for a student currently earning a Master’s Degree.
- Progressive experience in public health, community health or equivalent
- Proven ability to recruit, train, mobilize and manage volunteers
- Demonstrated ability to drive toward and achieve results
- Effectively manage relationships with the ability to gain trust and demonstrate influence without authority
- Knowledge of community networks
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to reliably travel to meeting/training sites and availability to coordinate schedules with participating organizations and volunteers, including outside of regular business hours (weekends/evenings)
The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.