\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 172129
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Flexible Within the Zone
Department: PH Health Protection WZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 5-Jul-24Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We\'re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there\'s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you\'ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.About the OpportunityThe Program Specialist, Harm Reduction works with internal and external partners to coordinate
initiatives to take action and advocate for policy and system change for the creation of supportive
social, economic, and physical environments that prevent harm, reduce stigma, and protect and
promote health. The Program Specialist synthesizes data and evidence and uses knowledge
translation and mobilization techniques and tools to support the application of comprehensive,
evidence informed programs, services, policies and strategies.
The Program Specialist provides leadership and advanced knowledge in health promotion, health
protection, harm reduction, and community development theory and practice to promote and support
the development of policies, programs and services and physical, social and built environments to
reduce health inequities and address the determinants of health. The Program Specialist uses health
promotion and harm reduction approaches which support empowerment, participation, partnerships
and equity to perform their work in healthy public policy, community health assessments,
community development and mobilization.
The position is responsible for:Providing expert level advice, evidence and best practice on advancing the understanding of harm reduction, stigma reduction, and trauma informed workCoordinating projects, initiatives and teams working on a specific content issues with internal and external partners * Contributing to knowledge translation by retrieving, assessing and synthesizing complex research findings.
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