BYU Public Health

The Alzheimer’s Association Utah Chapter, in conjunction with Homewatch Caregivers is looking for interns interested in acquiring caregiver experience.

Once a week (Wed.) we meet at the Alzheimer’s Association (855 East 4800 South, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84107) at 10 a.m. for an hour long support group. At 11 a.m. we depart for lunch. At noon we venture off to an activity which involves light exercise such as walking. At 1 p.m. we head to Mt Olympus Senior Center (1636 East Murray-holliday Road , Salt Lake City) for an art activity. At 3 p.m. our participants are picked up by their loved ones as our actives have concluded for the day.

We focus our activities on the four pillars of brain health: Mental Activity, Physical Activity, Socialization and Good Nutrition. This is a program designed for those with early stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and is based upon Homewatch Caregivers’ Pathways to Memory program and the Alzheimer’s Association Cognasium approach.

Our lunch and outings have included visits to:
Lamb’s Grill

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

The Grand America Garden Café

Hill Aerospace Museum

The Blue Lemon

Red Butte Gardens

We are in need of kindhearted, patient people who love working with the elderly to accompany us on our outings. We understand student schedules fluctuate. Keeping this in mind, we look for interns who are available between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., any hour(s) you can commit to regularly would be fantastic.

Text4baby is looking for smart, driven interns to support various aspects of this cutting-edge mobile health program. All positions are based in Alexandria, VA and are unpaid (but worth their weight in experience!)

Three intern roles are available (descriptions also accessible from here: http://text4baby.org/index.php/about):

• Partner Outreach Intern
• Media Intern
• Data and Evaluation Intern

For more information about text4baby, visit www.text4baby.org.

The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health is seeking one or two qualified and capable interns to aid in the Division in evaluating professional healthcare services available within shortage areas in Utah.

Intern Responsibilities:

The intern would be responsible for assisting with survey data and analysis for the healthcare shortage areas as well as directly contacting and working with the providers in these areas. Once data is collected and analyzed, a score will be given to each of the shortage areas for designation. Depending on the survey score for each of the individual areas, the Division will work with the Federal “National Health Service Core” for the strategic placement of healthcare providers in these shortage areas.

This position is a full-time position from Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, which can be split between 2 or even 3 people that are interested in gaining experience in the field. The student(s) would work closely with a staff member and be thoroughly trained in what the position entails.

The Division would also like to provide opportunity for the student(s) to be exposed to several areas of Public Health and will take the initiative in organizing experiences in other Bureau’s outside of this project for a well-rounded experience. The Division also has some funding available for a temporary position that will need to be filled shortly and the intern(s) will be welcome and invited to apply. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the field of Public Health with the possibility of it turning into temporary employment.

For any further questions or inquiries about the position please contact Don Wood or Nicole Luscher via email.
donwood@utah.gov

nluscher@hotmail.com