Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
During
their year-long tenure, Villers fellows will work on a variety of
health care justice issues and develop an understanding of the federal
legislation and regulatory process. They
will also be exposed to different advocacy strategies, including
producing analytic reports, disseminating effective messages through the
media, successful coalition building, and e-advocacy techniques.
The
Villers fellow works as a full-time policy analyst in Families USA’s
health policy department. The fellowship is based in the Families USA
office in Washington,
D.C., and is designed to provide the fellow with a national perspective
on health care justice work and the opportunity to learn about a range
of health care justice issues. The fellow’s principal responsibilities
include conducting primary
and secondary research on a range of health care issues and health reform topics—such as Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the private insurance market, and
health care delivery system reforms—as well as writing and contributing
to publications that are relevant to current health reform issues.
For more information please see the website or flyer/application for more information.The application is due January 20th, 2014.
The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
The
Wellstone fellow’s primary responsibilities include assisting in the
organization of conferences and trainings for advocates and community
leaders; drafting
talking points, blogs, fact sheets, and other publications; and
developing content for the Families USA website and email lists. During
the year, the fellow will learn about health reform implementation,
Medicaid, Medicare, health equity, and other important
health policy issues. At the same time, the Wellstone fellow will
develop an understanding of the tactics and strategies used in
state-based consumer health advocacy organizations and will work
directly with our network of state consumer health advocates and
organizations.
For more information please see the website or flyer/application for more information.The application is due January 31st, 2014.
