Internships with Save the Children

Attached please find the Internship Application Packet for 2009 opportunities with the Department of Health and Nutrition at Save the Children. As in the past we have a good mix of program focus and location, and a range of experiences. Throughout the year, we receive many inquiries for internships and we seek to match well-qualified students with meaningful action research projects to meet the needs of at least four stakeholders: the student, the project, the student’s institution, and the international health community at large. In other words, we expect that able students, carefully mentored by Save the Children technical staff and the student’s faculty, will advance the state-of-the-art and document findings for various audiences.

Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies Internship

The Youth Programs Intern may work on a variety of projects. S/he is responsible for assisting program staff with planning, promotion, and implementation of public health activities for youth.

Data Coordinator – Boys Town Louisiana

Boys Town Louisiana is looking for a part-time Data Coordinator for its Community-based Abstinence Education program. The program’s purpose is to provide an abstinence-only educational curriculum to 9th and 10th grade public high school students. This project is federally funded and is research-driven to determine the effectiveness of the program.

Training Coordinator – Boys Town Louisiana

Boys Town Louisiana is looking for a Training Coordinator for its Community-based Abstinence Education program. The program’s purpose is to provide an abstinence-only educational curriculum to 9th and 10th grade public high school students. This project is federally funded and is research driven to determine the effectiveness of the program.

Violence Prevention Fellows

The Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention at CDC is announcing two openings for Associate Service Fellows. We are seeking candidates at the master’s level or higher with interests and background in conducting research on violence prevention. The positions are for the following research teams:

1. Health Economics and Policy Research Team. Contact: Curtis Florence – cflorence@cdc.gov, (770) 488-1398
2. Sexual Violence and Youth Violence Team. Contact: Great Massetti – gmassetti@cdc.gov, (770) 488-3943

Liberty’s Kitchen

The Prevention Research Center at Tulane University is looking for a student with strong leadership skills and initiative to develop and implement a plan for monitoring and evaluating the impact of Liberty’s Kitchen on the youth it employs. Liberty’s Kitchen is a social enterprise that aims to transform the lives of New Orleans’ youth by providing a path to self-sufficiency through food service-based training, leadership and employment programs.

One World Foundation

Human Rights and Development Exchange Programs for Dedicated Young People

http://www.theoneworldfoundation.org/

One World 2009 applications are now available! Our programs in Cambodia, India and Senegal will run from June 1st through August 1st of 2009.
**To apply, please download our application at One World 2009 Application. Further details and requirements are included in the application.
*Application deadline is March 15, 2009.

Youth Development Specialist

The University of California at Davis is seeking candidates for a Youth Development Specialist position. The individual who is selected for this position will have a strong general background in adolescent development with demonstrated experience or potential for excellence in one or more of the following areas: ethnic and cultural diversity, social-emotional development, cognitive development, risk prevention/intervention, or the participation of youth in organized, community-based learning programs such as 4-H.

NACCHO Community Health Team Internships

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing the approximately 2,860 LHDs (LHDs) nationwide. NACCHO’s mission is to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
There are internship opportunities for the Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health-related projects. A description and contact information for these internships is provided below.

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is recruiting for a Senior Manager for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. This position is accountable for development, implementation and evaluation of program activities related to children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN), birth defects and developmental disabilities, early childhood development, and family involvement.