Senior Community Health Planner

Firm: San Mateo County Health System
Location:
San Mateo

Payment: Paid
Category: Community Development
Contact: San Mateo County Health System
jobs@smcgov.org

Posted: Mar 14, 2014

he San Mateo County Health System is seeking a dedicated and hardworking Senior Community Health Planner (SCHP) to join the Health Policy and Planning (HPP) team, a program within the Public Health, Policy and Planning Division. This SCHP will play an integral part in HPP’s Get Healthy Initiative and should have expertise in advancing health and equity through policy and environmental changes in areas such as the built environment, transportation options, economic development, food accessibility, and/or school wellness. An understanding of the role that race, income, economic opportunity, educational attainment and place play in supporting health and equity is important. This position requires a motivated individual with strong critical thinking, community engagement, supervision, facilitation and oral and written communication skills, as well as political astuteness. People from cultural, ethnic, racial and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Applications for this position will only be accepted online. Please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org to apply. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before midnight on March 27, 2014