Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: CALmatters, everydayHEALTH.com and WebMD are hiring

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June 17, 2016

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Job Listings

Health and Social Services Reporter, CALmatters
Location: Sacrament, CA
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online

Freelance Health Editor, everydayHEALTH.com
Location: New York.,NY
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online

Editor, Indiana University Health
Location: Bloomington, IN
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Associate Editor, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Publishing

Writer/Editor, Children's Healthcare Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Associate Medical Editor, WebMD
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Web Producer, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time - 6 month contract
Job Type: Online/Digital

Global Health English Editor, Project HOPE
Location: Remote
Status: Volunteer
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Editor, O, The Oprah Magazine
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Journalist, American Diabetes Association
Location: Alexandria, VA
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Health & Fitness Writer,The Cheat Sheet
Location: Remote
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online

Health Editor, Vertical Health (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Montclair, NJ
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online

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

Senior Wellness Editor, mindbodygreen
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online

Health Care Reporter, POLITICO Pro
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Care Policy Editor, POLITICO Pro
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Data Journalist/Analyst, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Project Reporter, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Associate Editor, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Reporter, Louisville Public Broadcasting 
Location: Louisville, KY
Status: Full-Time 
Job Type: Broadcast

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

Education, Fellowships & Awards 

GrantNIHCM Foundation

Information: NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. NIHCM Foundation is making a total of up to $250,000 available and expects to fund 6 to 8 projects from this amount.

Deadline: July 15, 2016

MJ Bear Fellowship

Information: The MJ Bear Fellowships identify and celebrate early-career digital journalists, working independently or for a company or organization, who have demonstrated — through professional experimentation, research or other projects — that they deserve support for their efforts and/or vision.The fellows are up-and-coming journalists inside or outside the newsroom who are just beginning to make their voices heard in the industry and working to expand the boundaries of digital news.

Deadline: July 14, 2016

CNN Diversity Fellowship

Information: Digital journalists from diverse backgrounds with experience reporting for mobile and social platforms are encouraged to apply for the CNN Diversity Fellowship at ONA16. Four winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the ONA conference in Denver Sept. 15-17. Applications will be open to journalists of diverse backgrounds, inclusive of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and gender.

Deadline: July 14, 2016

Webinar- Does ‘Pay for Performance’ Work?, Center for Health Journalism

Information: This webinar will tour the existing evidence on pay for performance and take a hard look at claims that it’s the answer to boosting health care quality and curbing spending. Reporters and policy makers will leave with a better understanding of the tough questions we should be asking of such programs.

Deadline: June 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. PST / 1 to 2 p.m. EST

To register: Click here.

2016 Equal Voice Journalism Awards, Marguerite Casey Foundation

Information: The Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Equal Voice Journalism Fellowship/Scholarship on Povertyaims to increase the public’s understanding of poverty. Recipients of the 2016 Equal Voiceawards will write at least one in-depth story or short series that illustrates how language, cultureand race influence public attitudes and policy about poor people. Selected journalists will receive a stipend of $2,250, plus up to $1,000 in travel reimbursement.

Deadline: June 20, 2016

2016 Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Awards, Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI)

Information: The Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Award, administered with the assistance of the Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI), recognizes significant stories, series, or bodies of work that advance the understanding of, and enhance public discourse on, child health and well-being issues in California, including child health / health care reform; nutrition;child safety;child poverty; child care; education; child abuse; foster care; former foster youth / transition issues; juvenile justice; children with special needs, and others. All stories or series published by a major daily or weekly California newspaper from July 1, 2015—June 30, 2016 are eligible for nomination.

Deadline: July 8, 2016 at 5 p.m.