Urban Health Policy Fellowship

Position Summary

Urban Health Policy Fellows will work on priority health issues that the City is facing.  Examples include opioid addiction and overdose, smoking, obesity, HIV, lead poisoning, childhood asthma, and innovative use of electronic health record data. Fellows will work on teams addressing issues such as theseand will be assigned specific projects that help the agency understand the problem, engage with stakeholders, develop policy solutions, recruit support for interventions, and/or implement policies.

To ensure that the experience is broad, Fellows will rotate among different Divisions in the health department over the two-year program.  In addition, Fellows will learn about the entire agency by attending management meetings and participating in small-group sessions with internal and external public health experts

Essential Functions

Urban Health Policy Fellows will work directly with senior leaders of one of the nation’s most innovative health departments on high priority projects, while receiving on-the-job training in public health policy development.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate interest in public health topics.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to contribute and coordinate work in a team
• Ability to learn quickly and take initiative on individual projects
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in data analysis, including basic concepts in epidemiology and statistic
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); previous use of analytical software like SAS a plus