Public Health Planning & Improvement Associate

Ingham County Health Department; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End of Service Education Award

Loan forbearance

Professional development funds

Mileage reimbursement

Meijer gift cards

Job summary

Ingham County Health Department seeks an AmeriCorps Planning and Health Improvement Associate to support strategic planning and community engagement efforts in Michigan. You will collect data, summarize findings, and help translate priorities into measurable actions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, equity, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work, a laptop, and opportunities for professional development within a dynamic public health environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to collect, organize, research, and summarize information from a variety of sources.
• Basic ability to work with data and identify trends or themes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to create professional documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and other materials using Microsoft Office or similar software.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a diverse team.
• Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Ability to participate in and support meetings, focus groups, surveys, and other staff or community engagement activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of the health department's strategic plan.
• Assist with coordinating strategic planning meetings, workgroups, staff engagement activities, and community engagement opportunities.
• Collect, organize, and summarize community health, organizational, and environmental data to inform strategic priorities.
• Conduct research and environmental scans related to emerging public health issues, community needs, health disparities, and promising practices.
• Assist with developing and administering staff and community surveys, focus groups, listening sessions, and other engagement activities.
• Analyze and summarize feedback from staff, community members, and partners and identify common themes and potential areas for action.
• Assist in translating strategic priorities into measurable goals, objectives, strategies, action steps, and performance measures.
• Develop and maintain tracking tools to monitor strategic plan implementation and progress.
• Prepare presentations, reports, data summaries, infographics, and other materials to communicate strategic planning findings and progress.
• Research strategic planning and organizational improvement practices used by other local and state health departments.
• Assist with identifying opportunities to strengthen collaboration across health department programs and branches.
• Support efforts to align strategic planning with quality improvement, performance management, health equity, community health assessment, and public health accreditation activities.
• Participate in health department meetings, professional development activities, and other learning opportunities that build knowledge and skills in governmental public health.
• Perform other duties and special projects that support organizational effectiveness and community health improvement.

Skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Communication skills

MS Office

Time management

Team collaboration

Diversity and inclusion

Engagement activities

Tools

Canva

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ingham County Health Department seeks an AmeriCorps Planning and Health Improvement Associate to support strategic planning and community engagement efforts in Michigan. You will collect data, summarize findings, and help translate priorities into measurable actions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, equity, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work, a laptop, and opportunities for professional development within a dynamic public health environment.