Food For Families
Research Assistant
Job Description
Background
The Food For Families Project (FFF), a collaboration between the
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Project Bread – The Walk For
Hunger (PB), identifies hunger among families of pediatric patients and
assists the families to access Food Stamps and other food resources. The
project includes six community health centers in the Greater Boston
area.
In addition to establishing a model for identifying hunger among
families and assisting the families to access food resources in a clinic
setting, the project was designed to determine its effect on
nutritional, medical and behavioral outcomes for children and their
families. The evaluation of the project also will explore: 1) the
operational issues in implementing hunger screening and assistance in
community health center practices; 2) the financial implications of the
screening and intervention on the health centers; and 3) whether
reimbursement of a hunger screening and intervention by payers, such as
Medicaid, is supported.
Job Description
The Research Assistant will assist in the collection, review and
reporting of data for the FFF; and in the conduct of the project’s
research and evaluation.
This is a consultant position for 20 hours per week. The position is
currently funded through June, 2009, but there is a possibility for an
extension beyond that date.
Specific duties include:
* Data Management
o Follow up with the sites to ensure that the data are submitted
to the project according to the agreed upon schedules.
o Review the data to ensure that they are complete and accurate.
o Follow-up with the sites to get missing data, and to correct
inaccurate data.
* Produce regular activity reports for review by the sites, and
project management staff.
* Conduct analyses, and assist in the development of research
articles and presentations.
Qualifications
Master’s degree and research experience preferred. Familiarity with
Access and/or SPSS also preferred. Strong organizational skills,
attention to detail, and good people skills required.
If interested, please contact:
Katherine Flaherty, ScD
FFF Research Director
207-318-8993
klflaherty@partners.org
