Society for Public Health Education
Health Education & Health Promotion Internship
Winter Deadline: November 24, 2009
Duration Approximately 14 weeks between January–April, May–August, or September–December (or combination thereof). To maximize learning opportunities, full-time is preferred.
How to Apply: Submit resume, cover letter addressing your experience in health education and health promotion, a personal statement (including why you are interested in an internship experience with SOPHE and what your personal objectives for such an experience might be), and names of 3 references to: SOPHE, 10 G Street, NE, Suite 605, Washington, DC 20002. Fax: 202/408-9815. Or e-mail chead@sophe.org.
Intern Perks Include:
- • Modest stipend (up to $1500), dependent on length of commitment.
- • Free, one-year SOPHE student membership.
- • The intern may have the opportunity to attend health-related hearings and briefings.
- • The intern will have valuable opportunities to interact and network with other leaders and members in the SOPHE, health education, and public health communities.
- • The intern will have an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a professional office environment, with potential for letters of recommendation/commendation.
- • The intern will receive the opportunity to see how: a non-profit membership organization is operated, governed, and managed; staff interact and contribute to the organization; professional continuing education is planned, managed, and evaluated; coalitions are developed and nurtured; advocacy efforts are planned and implemented; chapters are supported; and other experiences pertinent to advanced competencies of health education professionals and working in a business environment
Read the entire announcement by clicking here SOPHE Intern Winter 2010
