The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently added additional years of data for 36 health-related measures to its interactive PLACES data hub. PLACES is a collaboration between CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation that provides health data for small geographic areas across the country. This data allows Cooperative Extension and its partners better understand both the burden and geographic distribution of health measures within counties and assist...

The University of Georgia is currently accepting applications for a District Program Development Coordinator within its Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program. This position gives leadership and training to the Family & Consumer Sciences ( FACS ) Agents and staff in the Southeast District of UGA Cooperative Extension. It fills a significant role in helping Agents identify programming needs, plan educational programs, and manage county educational priorities. This position is...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Food Forum will host a symposium to explore major developments in the field of food, nutrition, and agriculture over the past 30 years and reflect on the Forum’s impact. The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 30 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern. The symposium will cover the key areas of food safety, food systems and sustainability, and nutrition and health. It will feature discussions on the future of food in light of...

"Structural inequities are the root cause of unjust disparities in community health outcomes. Given that uprooting structural discrimination is key to improving health for all, public health workers and policymakers need innovative, powerful law and policy tools to get results." In a recent blog post, Sarah de Guia of ChangeLab Solutions shares a relatively new and growing approach to improving community health articulated in ChangeLab's health justice framework. The framework adds "crucial...

Penn State Extension is hosting the BEAD Broadband Navigator in New York City on November 13, 2023. BEAD is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and may mean millions of dollars in broadband development for your state and local communities. Program highlights: Over $42 billion dollars in government funding is available. How can your state and local communities leverage these funds? Collaboration opportunities to accelerate local broadband deployment. Discover how broadband spatial analysis and...

The University of Kentucky is seeking an Extension Specialist for Program Evaluation for its Nutrition Education Program (NEP) which includes both EFNEP and SNAP-Ed. The specialist will collaborate with NEP staff and other Extension personnel to identify and prioritize evaluation needs and design appropriate evaluation processes. Previous work within Cooperative Extension and experience in planning, design, and implementation of evaluation tools and data collection process is desired. For...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) kicked off the 2023-2024 fall vaccination season during an annual press conference held yesterday. At the 2023 NFID Annual News Conference: Preventing Disease This Fall and Winter, experts discussed the unique opportunity this fall to protect people with vaccines recommended against flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and pneumococcal disease. Leading national public...

The University of Maryland is searching for an Extension Program Leader for Family and Consumer Sciences. Ideal candidates will have both academic and community experience and possess qualifications that will qualify them for tenure. To view the position description, visit https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/113129 . For optimal consideration, please apply by November 15, 2023

Plan to attend that National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference to be held May 13-15, 2024 in Greenville, SC. Mark your calendars now!

Utah State University is searching for an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Mental Health and Physical Activity. The posting can be viewed below or by visiting https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/6996/job . Review of applicants will begin October 15 and continue until the position is filled.

Register now for our next set of lightning presentations on how young people are improving the health of their communities as leaders of meaningful community change. As many as nine different land-grant universities will be presenting during this up-tempo, virtual event. Title: Youth Advocates for Community Health We invite you to join us on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11 AM Eastern for a lightning session focused on how young people are working as catalysts for improving the health of...

Information about health outcomes and community conditions is more abundant and accessible than ever before. The ability to tie a piece of information to a specific geographic location means that Extension practitioners from every discipline now have access to data by zip code, census tract, or neighborhood. For many decades, much of this data was only available by county. These advances in data science now allow Extension personnel to assess community assets and needs at a more granular...