(Family Features) Shaping the future of public health into an equitable one means ensuring all people and communities have access to the health care and resources they need to live well. The nation requires a strong, diverse public health workforce to accomplish that goal.
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听Now, Johnson is realizing her dreams of transforming public health in her community. In her work, she wants to teach people in Black and brown communities how they can learn to be healthy and advocate for themselves.
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The diverse work of Public Health AmeriCorps benefits not only program members but also the communities they serve. As examples of the program at work, members have:
Provided overdose rescue education, raised awareness about opioid use disorder and harm reduction strategies and distributed overdose rescue kits containing naloxone (an overdose-reversing nasal spray).
Held back-to-school COVID-19 testing events, distributed early childhood health education and built community gardens in underserved communities.
Participated in a community mental health crisis intervention system to assess, stabilize and link people in crisis to follow-up care and services.
Supported elementary schools as part of a dental hygiene program that sends out staff and volunteers to provide free teeth cleanings to students.
听Learn More and Apply
If you want to start your career and make a difference in public health, consider member benefits such as:
Education awards to apply to higher education or student loan forgiveness
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