Deadline: 16 November 2018
Applications are open for Aspen-Aetna Healthy Communities Fellowship Program to amplifying the voices of local leaders spearheading community initiatives addressing inequities through the lens of the social determinants of health.
The social determinants of health include social and environmental factors that affect life expectancy outside the doctor’s office, like education, unemployment, food insecurity, housing, gender, race, and disability.
The Aspen-Aetna Healthy Communities Fellowship will select 5 leaders working on these issues to participate in a curated, one-year fellowship program to develop their voices as experts in the field of the social determinants of health.
Each fellow will:
- Participate in a curated media training developed by the Aspen New Voices Fellowship, including writing and public speaking
- Bring new conversations and ideas on addressing health inequities using the social determinants of health to major public platforms, including Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health and the Aspen Ideas Incubator
- Gain access to a global community of health leaders
Benefits
Fellows will receive:
- Storytelling workshop, including writing and public speaking training, in Washington, DC
- Participation in Aspen Ideas Festival: Spotlight Health conference, June 20-23, 2019 in Aspen, CO
- Access to opportunities to share their stories and bring attention to their work
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals that are selected to participate in the Aspen-Aetna Healthy Communities Fellowship will meet the following selection criteria:
- Focused on improving health outcomes in the US by addressing the social determinants of health, including the environment, education, income inequality, unemployment, food insecurity, housing, social inclusion, health services, gender, race, or disability
- Has a record of significant positive impact in a local community by addressing the social determinants of health in an innovative way, using an explicit equity lens
- Fellow, organization, and community will uniquely benefit from activities of Aspen-Aetna Fellowship, as articulated in fellowship application
- Has a passionate, personal connection to the community and the work
- Demonstrates a willingness to receive collaborative feedback from group of fellows and trainers
- Committed to work towards breakthroughs that improve health outcomes for everyone, everywhere
- The Aspen-Aetna Healthy Communities Fellowship is unpaid; however, all travel, lodging and workshop costs will be covered by the program. Fellows must commit to participate in 2 in-person events in Washington, DC and Aspen, CO in January and June of 2019.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Healthy Communities Fellowship.