NACDD Public Health AmeriCorps - Illinois I

The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a national public health non-profit agency focused on the health of the public by strengthening state and national leadership and expertise for chronic disease prevention and control. NACDD’s core membership is composed of the 58 State and Territorial Health Department Chronic Disease Directors and their staff who protect the health of the public through primary and secondary prevention efforts and work “upstream” on root causes of chronic conditions. NACDD promotes health and reduces the burden of chronic disease through various programs and initiatives in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and the Division of Population Health, and a team of nationally recognized experts. 

To enhance public health resources across the country and support state and local public health settings respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) program supports the recruitment, training, and development of the next generation of public health leaders. In partnership with a State Health Department or similar agency, local health department(s) or other community-based organization(s), and/or a local YMCA or YMCA State Alliance, Service Members will be placed across fifteen states to advance existing efforts around food and nutrition security, safe physical activity access, social connectedness, and health equity, all within the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The PHA Service member will support the Illinois Public Health Institute implementation of strategies related to the State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) grant and other grants aligned with ’ state efforts to promote food and nutrition security, physical activity, and social connectedness. The Service Member will support the: *Development and implementation of technical assistance materials for local and regional partners related to food policies, nutrition security, and healthy food systems initiatives, *Implementation of statewide learning activities and webinars related to nutrition, physical activity, and social connectedness, including coordination of volunteer presenters *Communication and sharing across the statewide chronic disease coalition, including social media efforts *Compilation and review/analysis of relevant data and research necessary to advance state-level strategies

For more information visit our Prospective Service Member page on our NACDD PHA Website.