Prevention/Public Health Practicum/Internship-Health Communications & Marketing
Bay State Community Services, Inc.
Date: 1 week ago
City: Quincy, MA
Contract type: Intern
Job Type
Internship
Description
The Prevention Department at Bay State Community Services manages several community-based prevention grants, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and other government agencies, in the areas of early childhood and youth substance misuse prevention, tobacco prevention, and suicide prevention. We work with community partners to promote health and well-being through local policy, practice, systems, and/or environmental changes. We strive to apply center racial equity and social justice throughout our work. Our team works to build relationships with community partners, conduct needs assessments and develop strategic plans, implement programs and social marketing campaigns, and conduct evaluations.
The Prevention Department is accepting practicum/internship applications on a rolling basis for Fall of 2024.
Responsibilities
This is an unpaid internship.
Requirements
Contact Information
[email protected]
857-374-5669
Internship
Description
The Prevention Department at Bay State Community Services manages several community-based prevention grants, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and other government agencies, in the areas of early childhood and youth substance misuse prevention, tobacco prevention, and suicide prevention. We work with community partners to promote health and well-being through local policy, practice, systems, and/or environmental changes. We strive to apply center racial equity and social justice throughout our work. Our team works to build relationships with community partners, conduct needs assessments and develop strategic plans, implement programs and social marketing campaigns, and conduct evaluations.
The Prevention Department is accepting practicum/internship applications on a rolling basis for Fall of 2024.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall support to the Prevention Department on projects and initiatives, particularly around health communications, social marketing, and material design and development.
- Support Prevention Staff on social norms campaigns related to youth substance use, mental health and wellbeing
- Assists with maintaining and updating Prevention Department social media accounts and website.
- Assists Prevention Staff on the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) as needed, such as program planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Attends and assists with Coalition and Workgroup Meetings and takes meeting minutes
- Keeps accurate records related to program requirements
This is an unpaid internship.
Requirements
- Must be currently enrolled and actively pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, Masters of Health Communication or a related field.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or experience in public health (or related field) required
- Experience in the field of communications and marketing, primary prevention/public health, social justice, needs assessments, epidemiology/evaluation, or program planning and implementation
- Experience working with people of diverse backgrounds and a commitment to anti-racism, reducing health disparities and advancing racial equity
- Ability to prepare general reports, graphs, charts, and tables
- Detail-oriented and knowledge of data management tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and problem-solving skills
- Creativity, flexibility, and ability to handle several tasks simultaneous
- Knowledge of local community resources and/or resident of Greater Quincy area preferred
- Ability to work very independently and also as a team
Contact Information
[email protected]
857-374-5669
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