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Description

Health Policy and Planning Internship Program

The San Mateo County Health System is seeking a dedicated and hardworking Health Education Intern to join the Health Policy and Planning (HPP) team, a program within the Public Health, Policy and Planning Division. The HPP Internship Program is designed to provide work opportunities and practical learning experiences in public health, policy, planning, and research, with an emphasis in health equity and place-based primary prevention.

 

HPP Framework: Primary Prevention & Health Equity

There is a growing recognition that where we live, work, play, and go to school shape our health. HPP focuses on building healthy, equitable communities that prevent people from getting sick in the first place. HPP works to ensure all people have the opportunity for health and wellbeing and seeks to build health equity by addressing the root causes of poor health, such as the social, economic, and physical conditions around us. To achieve this goal, HPP employs expertise in policy, planning, research, equity, epidemiology, communications, and advocacy. HPP has a particular focus on supporting populations with higher rates of preventable health issues and in places with the fewest opportunities for health.

HPP is currently focused on three areas of work:

 

• Fostering Healthy Places with transportation options, stable and resilient housing, good jobs, and sustainable food systems.
• Nurturing Healthy Kids and Youth by advancing a healthy school community, restorative justice practices, strong wellness policies and healthy school meals.
• Strengthening Community Healing through increased social connections, civic empowerment, advancing racial equity, and robust economic opportunities for all.

 

To learn more about HPP’s work visit www.gethealthysmc.org.

 

Internship Overview: Health Education Intern 

The focus of the Health Education Intern will be to assist County Health staff in researching and developing a process for the creation of strategic and culturally relevant communications materials to further advance health equity in San Mateo County. Specifically, the intern will collaborate with divisions across departments as well as engage various community groups to develop a process for health education information dissemination and develop health education materials, as needed, to improve health equity and community engagement.  More specifically, the intern will work on any or all of the following tasks: 

• Using a health equity lens, support the development of engaging and culturally relevant social media and newsletter content 
• Collaborate with interdepartmental stakeholders to develop a process for health education information development and dissemination
• Assist in the development of materials in response to community requests and needs  
• Participate in any relevant community and internal meetings 
• Assist in researching and designing an updated health equity webpage 

The ideal candidatewill have: 

• Strong analytical and writing skills 
• Background in Public/Global Health and Health Education frameworks 
• Understanding and knowledge of key issues affecting public health and equity 
• Interest and dedication to advancing health and equity demonstrated through work experience and/or personal experience having been adversely affected by health inequities
• Experience working directly with communities centering cultural humility and a racial equity lens 
• Experience using Canva or other visual graphic technologies 
• Some experience or knowledge of data collection, data analysis and quantitative and qualitative research 
• Strong organization and time management skills and ability to work independently toward excellent work outcomes

 

Eligibility

• Current graduate level students and recent graduates focusing on Public Health: Health Education, Health Promotion and Education, Community Health Sciences, or similar Health Education focus- up to one year after graduation date – are eligible to apply. You may not be a current San Mateo County employee.
• Successful applicants will possess a deep passion for addressing health inequities and experience working to change them. Relevant experience may include:
  • Personal or family experience dealing with inequitable economic, social, health and educational systems and environments. For instance: being the first in your family to attend higher-education, growing up in a low-income neighborhood, experiencing housing/financial instability, or facing racial/ethnic or other types of discrimination.
  • Professional experience in programs that promote equity (this can be through a multitude of intervention types and variety of locations or organizations).

 

Internship Term & Pay

This HPP Internship program runs year-round. The Summer Internship cycle runs from June 5 until August 31, 2023 (flexible). The intern must commit to working between 32-40 hours per week. Reasonable timeframe adjustments can be negotiated. Current graduate students are paid between $26.75 and $35.67 per hour depending on experience.

 

 

How to Apply

Go to the online application packet to complete application, supplemental questions, and include the following attachments: 

 

1. Cover Letter: Please describe your qualifications for this internship in the cover letter.
2. Resume
3. Writing sample: materials created for your project including presentation, infographics, and research

 

The application deadline for the Summer Internship is February 28, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. PST.

 

Once the completed application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation. If selected, you will be invited for an interview.  

 

 

Questions

Rosa Torpis, Program Coordinator

801 Gateway Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080

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E-mail: View email address on calopps.org

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