Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract with the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to provide expertise in conducting research on a public health approach to firearm injury and suicide prevention among Veterans. The contract will be for a five-year period. The research will focus on topics such as the epidemiology of firearm injuries among Veterans in Oregon, suicide prevention, violence intervention programs, and health promotion among Veterans. The staff must possess advanced expertise in subfields of a public health approach to firearm injury prevention and have established relationships with firearm-related organizations, Veteran-serving organizations, and healthcare organizations in Oregon.
Some key requirements for the staff include:
• Master’s or doctoral training in public health for Research Data Analysts, Biostatisticians, and Epidemiologists
• Bachelor’s degrees and training with extensive experience in public health, injury prevention, firearm injury prevention, and/or Veteran health promotion for Research Assistants
• Actively presenting at state, regional, and national conferences and publishing manuscripts on topics related to a public health approach to firearm injury prevention
• Established relationships in Oregon with firearm-related organizations, Veteran-serving organizations, healthcare organizations, and other relevant organizations