HIV Planning Group Senior Project Officer, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI
City of New York · Long Island City, New York, US
Job Description The Division of Disease Control’s mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control,...
Job description
Job Description The Division of Disease Control’s mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases, which is achieved through varied and interrelated endeavors of its seven Bureaus. The Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections’ (BHHS) mission is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by ending transmission, illness, stigma, and inequities related to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections. BHHS accomplishes its mission through testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives. BHHS's over 400 staff members work across eight programs: Administration, HIV Care and Treatment, HIV Epidemiology, HIV Prevention, Policy and External Affairs, Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiatives, STI, and Viral Hepatitis. BHHS's HIV Prevention Program oversees the Bureau's HIV prevention initiatives. It promotes and funds community-based organizations and healthcare facilities to pro...