NYCHA Health Corps Open Positions
| NYCHA HEALTH CORPS Member Assignment Descriptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Well-Being | |||
| Host site organization | Role | Goal of Project | Location |
| NYCHA Resident Health Initiatives | NYCHA Community Mental Health Assistant | Strengthen communication with resident leaders to drive Community Mental Health programming at NYCHA and grow health and well-being supports that decrease stigma and nurture health | Manhattan |
| NYCHA Resident Health Initiatives | NYCHA Farms & Gardens Project Associate | Advance tasks that build collaboration between residents and partners to activate open spaces, strengthen community health and wellbeing across generations, and advance environmental sustainability. | Manhattan |
| NYCHA Resident Health Initiatives | NYCHA Healthy Start Project Associate | Strengthen community connections by building relationships with residents, community stakeholders, and partner organizations and local resources; increasing awareness of available programs and services. | Manhattan |
| Chronic Disease Prevention | |||
| Host site organization | Role | Goal of Project | Location |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | THRIVE Tobacco Treatment Research Scholar | Strengthen engagement with NYCHA residents and families in East and Central Harlem and neighboring South Bronx communities around tobacco use and tobacco-related health risks, with a particular focus on tobacco-related cancers and access to evidence-based tobacco treatment resources. | Manhattan |
| North East Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation | Community Empowerment Specialist | Expand organizational capacity in food pantry and benefit-access development, community outreach and marketing, research/evaluation, volunteer and partner engagement, and project sustainability. Members will support new and underserved residents and clients while working closely with program leadership. | Brooklyn |
| Social Determinant of Health Interventions | |||
| Host site organization | Role | Goal of Project | Location |
| Community Health Action of Staten Island | Community Health Navigator | Improve the well-being of Staten Island residents by addressing social needs through targeted screenings, referrals, and navigation to community resources. Serve as a frontline connector, engaging residents, building trust, and promoting equitable access to services that support health, housing stability, and overall quality of life. | Staten Island |
| NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln | Lincoln Health Associate | Increase the capacity to address Social Determinants of Health, such as food insecurity, that negatively impact patient health, through more consistent staffing of our screening and referral program in our primary care clinics and by serving as subject matter experts for the hospital community. Members will also help Lincoln partner with local NYCHA developments. | Bronx |
| New Hope Alive | Benefits & Resource Navigation Associate | Strengthen the organization's resident-centered navigation system through outreach, resource education, guided referrals, follow-up, and documentation, helping residents overcome barriers related to food, housing stability, healthcare access, income supports, and other social determinants of health. | Bronx |
| Community Health & Social Care Navigation Associate | Support outreach, identification of non-clinical social needs through approved processes, resource education, warm referrals, follow-up, and partner coordination to address barriers affecting health, stability, and access to care. | Bronx | |
| Community Health Outreach & Engagement Associate | Strengthen the organization's community outreach infrastructure through resident engagement, health and resource education, community events, partnership-supported referrals, and follow-up. | Bronx | |
| NYCHA Family Partnerships | NYCHA Family Partnerships Health Associate | Contribute to department work to support NYCHA’s most vulnerable households via short-term social service interventions and referrals. | Manhattan |
| NYCHA Resident Health Initiatives | Smoke-Free NYCHA Project Associate | Support Smoke-Free NYCHA’s mission to create healthier homes for residents and healthier working environments for employees by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke and providing support to residents and employees who smoke and want to quit. | Manhattan |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Project Associate | Support Air Pressure NYC, a randomized clinical trial studying whether portable air cleaners placed in the bedrooms of NYC adults with high blood pressure can improve indoor air quality and lower systolic blood pressure. | Citywide |
| Public Health Solutions | Community Health Associate | Harlem Health Advocacy Partners (HHAP) works with NYCHA residents to address health and social needs through engagement, education, resource navigation, and housing support. HHAP is developing resident-centered initiatives addressing discarded needles and helping residents understand SNAP and Medicaid policy changes. The Project Associate will support listening sessions, PhotoVoice documentation, outreach, workshops, multilingual materials, and referrals to PHS enrollment programs. The Associate will help elevate resident concerns, share safe needle-reporting information, and connect residents with accurate benefits information and individualized assistance. | Manhattan |
| VIP Community Services | Community Health Access & Navigation Associate (CHAN) | Strengthen access to medical, behavioral health, social care, and community resources for NYCHA and other Bronx residents. CHAN members will serve as non-clinical connectors who conduct outreach and approved HealthRelated Social Needs (HRSN) screening, provide health education, assist with referrals and navigation, and follow up to help close service gaps. The project will address barriers such as food insecurity, housing instability, transportation, safety concerns, social isolation, and difficulty navigating health and social-service systems. | Bronx |
| Digital Health Access Support (DHAS) Associate | Reduce barriers to digital healthcare access by helping patients build practical skills to use devices, email, video visits, and the patient portal | Bronx | |
| Nutrition Educator and Self-Management Coach (NESMC) | Strengthen food access and nutrition self-management for Bronx residents through VIP’s clinic-integrated Food is Medicine initiative. | Bronx | |
| Vision Urbana | Digital Health Outreach, Web Design & Marketing Associate | Expand NYCHA residents access to timely information about health promotion, food security, wellness programs, and community resources by strengthening Vision Urbana’s resident outreach and digital communication capacity | Manhattan |
| Food Security Outreach & Direct Services Associate | Reduce barriers to nutritious food and community health resources for NYCHA residents by expanding resident outreach, supporting food-access activities, providing health and nutrition education, and connecting residents to appropriate community resources. | Manhattan | |
