Kansas Community HealthCorps

KAMU sponsors an AmeriCorps program, the Kansas Community Health Corps (KCHC), which places AmeriCorps members in primary care safety net clinics throughout the state. The goals of the program are to increase access to health care, reduce health disparities among underserved populations, and create a strong healthcare workforce that is sensitive to the needs of the medically underserved.

KCHC members perform health outreach and education, act as case managers and advocates for patients, and develop and support volunteer recruitment and retention within their health clinic site. They work in targeted service areas that include diabetes, oral health, maternal-child health, and HPV awareness.

While serving their clinic and community, AmeriCorps members develop expertise along with professional and leadership skills. Recruitment is not limited to people seeking future careers in health care, but membership in the Kansas Community HealthCorps is an excellent way to begin a career in the health services.

For the 2008-2009 program years, members are placed in Kansas City, Lawrence, Emporia, Pittsburg, Wamego and Wichita.

AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. The Kansas Community Health Corps is the only AmeriCorps program in Kansas that is focused on access to health care.

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• Your organization is interested in hosting an AmeriCorps/ member through Kansas Community HealthCorps.
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Overview of AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps CHC Fact Sheet

AmeriCorps members will be responsible for giving health presentations, teaching clients in groups or one-on-one, providing case management and follow-up, and maintaining a volunteer database.

Members are required to attend a number of outside training's and participate in Team Days and service projects across the state during the service year. The ability to travel and to be available outside of the 8 am-5 pm clinic schedule is a must.

The ideal member is service-minded and has a desire to be civically engaged. He or she will be friendly, flexible, outgoing and fun! This person will be a good public speaker or be eager to learn. The ability to speak Spanish is definitely a plus, but not required.

Related resources:

AmeriCorps

HealthCorps
The Kansas Community Health Corps is affiliated with the National Association for Community Health Centers’ (NACHC) Community HealthCorps programs.

Want to get involved in your community?

In 1992 the Kansas Volunteer Commission was established to promote volunteerism in Kansas. The Commission oversees all AmeriCorps* Kansas programs and is a clearinghouse for volunteer programs throughout the state.