Health Access Project (HAP) YHEMOP Health Equity Fellow (Summer 2019) - 2/22 DEADLINE

The Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP) Health Equity Fellow will work with the Health Access Project (HAP) at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA, working to address the health-related needs and access to health coverage of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and immigrants. HAP's areas of focus include health coverage, oral health, behavioral health. language access, and health advocacy and policy.

Through the YHEMOP program, the Health Equity Fellow will collaborate with HAP staff and partners to develop a community based study to learn more about access and utilization of oral health prevention and treatment services one year after the restoration of adult dental benefits in California’s Medicaid program. In 2016, HAP conducted a community needs survey and focus groups among AANHPIs to learn about barriers to oral health education and care. Study findings helped to develop priorities which included advocacy for the restoration of dental benefits for low-income adults, as well as culturally and linguistically appropriate services. The proposed 2019 study will help to guide local and statewide oral health priorities and inform the efforts of HAP, HJN partners, as well as the new California Oral Health Network, to further progress towards equitable oral health access for all Californians.

As part of the YHEMOP, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) supports the placement of Health Equity Fellows (students enrolled in higher education studies) to assist in meeting the needs of diverse organizations by completing short-term health equity projects.

Details can be found on the Office of Minority Health website: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/YHEMOP/

Bilingual ability in a Mandarin, Cantonese, or any other AA/NHPI language and/or Spanish is highly preferred.

The fellow will spend the Summer of 2019 (June 3– August 9) with the Health Access Project on a full-time schedule (40 hours/week). The fellow will find more detail on schedule requirements and stipend on https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/YHEMOP/

The deadline to submit an application to become a Health Equity Fellow is February 22, 2019. The application may be accessed here: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/YHEMOP/FE-requirements.html

Application requirements include:

Applications for Summer of 2019 should be submitted via mail directly to the following address with a postmarked date of February 22, 2019:

YHEMOP Program

805 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 910

Washington, DC 20005

Applicants will be notified as to whether they were selected by a placement site to participate in a short (20-minute) interview by March 15. Final notification of a match will be made no later than April 15.

For more information on the YHEMOP Program please visit https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/YHEMOP/ or for assistance/questions, email OMHYHEMOP@atlasresearch.us

 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA (Advancing Justice-LA) is the nation’s largest Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) legal and civil rights organization and serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year. Founded in 1983, Advancing Justice-LA’s mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society. Advancing Justice-LA seeks to serve the most vulnerable members of the AANHPI communities while also building a strong AANHPI voice for civil rights and social justice. Advancing Justice-LA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.