West Harlem Environmental Action Inc a/k/a WE ACT for Environmental Justice
(WE ACT) is a non-profit environmental justice organization based in New York City that fights environmental racism and works to improve environmental health through community organizing, education, community-based research, and advocacy.
WE ACT is seeking an Environmental Health Manager with a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) to direct and implement our Environmental Health Program. The Environmental Health Program serves as a bridge between low-income communities of color, beginning locally in Northern Manhattan, and scientific and other technical resources to empower residents to improve environmental health, and to facilitate the development of community-driven and ethical environmental health research. The Environmental Health program at WE ACT is driven by the belief that science can be used to build power in communities of color. The program is an innovative combination of technical and scientific resources and tools with community-driven and responsive outreach, research, and education, and requires a manager who can demonstrate strengths in both the scientific and community realms.