The Tennessee Department of Health greatly appreciates your assistance promoting our new
Healthy Development Coordinator employment opportunities. Below is updated information
for your networks:
TN Department of Health - Healthy Development Coordinators - APPLY
NOW<http://agency.governmentjobs.com/tennessee/default.cfm> (enter Healthy
Development Coordinator in the search box)
Current Openings:
Upper Cumberland region- Closes April 4th
West, South Central, Southeast and Northeast regions - Open April 5th
East TN (Knoxville) - Closed
Middle TN (Nashville) - Closed
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From: Leslie Meehan
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:28 AM
To: Leslie Meehan
Subject: TN Department of Health: Healthy Development Coordinator Positions - NOW HIRING
Please help to spread the word: the TN Department of Health is hiring 7 positions that
will focus on the built environment and health. If you are receiving this email, please
know that you were selected because of your valuable work and connections. We greatly
appreciate you taking time to pass along this employment opportunity to your colleagues
and students.
The Tennessee Department of Health is currently advertising 7 regional positions called
Healthy Development Coordinators (HDC). The Coordinators will be housed in the seven
Regional Health Departments (map below) and will serve as liaisons between public health
and local/regional built environment efforts. The positions were created in recognition
that the places and spaces in which people live have a larger determination on health than
access to healthcare or genetics. The HDCs are part of a broader effort by the Tennessee
Department of Health to provide staff and funding to assist communities as they create
opportunities for physical activity such as walking and bicycling, access to healthy foods
such as grocery stores and farmers markets, healthy school and workplace environments, and
housing choices.
The HDCs will focus on opportunities to create policy, systems and environmental changes
to built environments that foster healthy eating and active living. Examples may include
coordinating with partners such as development districts, local planning and zoning
offices, parks and recreation, schools and Coordinated School Health programs, chambers,
Healthier TN Communities, YMCAs and other stakeholders to address food access, farmers
markets, Complete Streets, greenways and walking trails, playgrounds and splash pads, and
other publically-available built environment projects and programs to increase access to
physical activity and healthy foods.
A variety of backgrounds are eligible including:
public health, public administration, community planning, civic engagement, public policy,
engineering, law or economics (see attached for full requirements).
Each region is advertising separately between now and mid-April. Please help to spread
the word and check back frequently as each region's job is posted.
Website:
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/tennessee/default.cfm Search by words: Healthy
Development Coord.
Now Open:
East TN (location Knoxville, TN) - ACT NOW Closes Tue. 03/21/17 11:59 PM Central Time
Middle TN (location Nashville, TN) - Closes Tue. 03/28/17 11:59 PM Central Time
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Leslie Meehan, MPA AICP| Director
Office of Primary Prevention
Andrew Johnson Building, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
p. 615-770-0304
leslie.meehan@tn.gov<mailto:leslie.meehan@tn.gov>
tn.gov/health
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