Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Medical and health producer, consumer health reporter among this week's jobs

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September 18, 2015

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Job Listings
Producer - Medical & Health, NBCUniversal
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online, Broadcast

Assistant Editor, HealthyWomen
Location: Remote Opportunity
Status: Part-Time
Job Type: Online

Researcher, Men's Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Consumer Health Reporter, Bloomberg
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Health Data Analyst, U.S. News & World Report
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Healthcare Investment Reporter/Editor, PEI Media
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Digital

Healthcare/Higher Eduction Reporter, Crain's Cleveland Business
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Research Intern, Public Health Institute
Location: Oakland, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Investigative Healthcare Reporter - Cancer, BioPharm Insight
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Senior Editor, Everyday Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Community Editor, ReportingOnHealth.org
Location: Alhambra, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Web Producer, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Associate Producer - Health & Medical Unit, NBCUniversal (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Broadcast

U.S. Health Reporter, DailyMail.com (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Community Editor, Remedy Health Media
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Public Health Reporter, The Dallas Morning News
Location: Dallas, TX
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Editor, Mic
Location:  
New York, NY
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online/Print

Health, Features & General Assignment Reporter, The Herald News
Location:  
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online/Print


Health Editor, Consumer Reports

Location: Yonkers, NY
Status: 
Full-Time, Temporary
Job Type:
 
Online/Print


Writer/Reporter/Researcher, Health & Fitness News - Inside.com
Location: 
San Francisco, CA
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online


Behavioral Healthcare Content Writer, Acadia Healthcare
Location: 
Chicago, IL
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online/Print


Health Education Writer, March of Dimes
Location: 
White Plains, NY
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online/Print


Behavioral Editor, American Addiction Center
Location: 
San Diego, CA
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online


Scientific Writer, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) - University of Washington
Location: 
Seattle, WA
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Print/Journals


Associate Medical Editor, American Cancer Society
Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online/Print


Associate Editor - Impact, Huffington Post
Location: 
New York, NY
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online


Associate Editor- Health, Time Inc.
Location: 
New York, NY
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Online


Associate Editor - Health Affairs, Project HOPE
Location: 
Bethesda, MD
Status: 
Full-Time
Job Type:
 
Print/Online


Grants, Awards & Fellowships

Basic Information: The Ochberg Fellowship, now in its 17th year, is the Dart Center's flagship program for senior and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.
Application Process: The application deadline is September 28, 2015. Click here to apply. 

Basic Information: The Fellowship is designed for reporters who want to learn how to harness and analyze data that can shape health care decision-making, policy and legislation across California and beyond. It will help journalists who are skilled storytellers to advance to a new level by mining healthcare data to reveal key insights essential to high impact journalism.
Application Process: Friday, October 16, 2015 - 5:00pm
Continuing Education

Basic Information: The aim of the specially developed course, written by science journalists Helen Branswell and Martin Enserink, is to help journalists who are covering the epidemic to better report on this infectious disease. It covers basic knowledge about the virus and the disease, and how to fight it. Chapters were included on where to find trustworthy information, on tips and traps in reporting on Ebola and how to stay safe when being in the field.
Availability: The launching of the course, via its own mini-website, was accompanied by three free webinars. The webinars can be accessed through the website for later viewing.