Coordinator, REACH Grant

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Time Type:
Part time

Department:
Kids Activity & Nutrition

All Locations:
250 Sumner Street

Position Summary:

Boston REACH program through the BPHC strives to improve health and reduce disparities among Boston’s residents of color with particular focus of the neighborhood of East Boston.

Project strategies focus on nutrition, physical activity, early child care and education.

The project coordinator will partner with the Boston Public Health Commission’s REACH Project team by engaging the East Boston Healthy Families Collaborative (EBHFC) in the project’s community engagement activities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities                     ​


* Work with BPHC REACH team to develop annual REACH work plans for East Boston over the length of the grant


* Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with REACH Project team.  Participate in additional meetings with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) team and other partners as requested.


* Maintain up to date REACH Action Plan.  Provide monthly report on project progress and outcomes to East Boston Healthy families Collaborative


* Participate in the Boston REACH evaluation activities as requested by the REACH Project team


* Serve as co-chair of the City of Boston Farmers Market advisory committee


* Work collaboratively with the NeighborHealth Food Access Coordinator to support food access needs in the community


* Organize community engagement activities to engage residents in the Farmers Market affordability and active living initiatives


* Participate in, and inform activities of, the Farm to ECE and BHCCI ECE Advisory Groups


* Work with BPHC, Boston Transportation Department, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Walk Massachusetts and others to be determined partners on completing two Active Communities Tool modules for East Boston Specific projects to support will be agreed on by all REACH partners.


* Work with BPHC’s Infection Disease Bureau to identify community engagement activities for development of BPHC’s v...