What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Information Officer position at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health?
Description
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is currently seeking a Public Health Information Officer who will serve our mission to create abundant and equitable opportunities for good health.
The Public Health Information Officer is a full-time position that is responsible for proactively developing communication strategies, managing public relations, and ensuring that accurate information is available to the public health programs, services, and issues. This role will produce a wide variety of work products, such as : news releases, social media messaging, human interest writing, graphic design, photography and website content management.
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Requirements
Requirements include :
- Bachelor's degree in mass communications, journalism, public relations, public health or related field, required
- Relevant experience in the communications field to perform essential job duties.
- Knowledge of principles, methods, procedures and strategies concerning public information, communications and community relations programs
- Knowledge of AP standards, English usage, vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation, required
- Strong interpersonal and public speaking skills to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies
- Maintain composure under stressful situations displaying tact, diplomacy and discretion
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