Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning Intern

The Community Health Improvement spring intern will work with the project team for the Boston Community Health Collaborative, a multi-sector partnership including healthcare institutions, community organizations, and public health working to improve the health of Boston residents through aligning health assessment and improvement planning efforts. This internship will provide a hands-on opportunity to gain skills in partnership development, data visualization, public health communications, and research and evaluation.

 

Duties:

 

• Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy
• Contribute to the development of promotional materials, like flyers, newsletters, and partner communications toencourage local organizations to join efforts to support healthy, thriving communities.
• Support outreach to community partners at health systems, city agencies, and community-based organizations to collect meeting feedback and track partner support of CHIP strategies.
  Contribute to the development of CHIP visuals, one-pagers, StoryMap content, and other communication products for community and partner audiences.
• Assist in researching evaluation approaches to measuring progress on the Community Health Improvement Plan, including best practices from other cities, states, and national frameworks.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity.
• Commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.
• Strong interest in public health, community development, health equity, or related fields.
• Attention to detail
• Excellent writing, editing, and communications skills.
• Ability to summarize complex information in clear and accessible language.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and openness to receiving mentorship and feedback.
• Experience working with diverse communities, especially in the city of Boston.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Teams, MS Outlook, Adobe
  Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Canva, ArcGIS StoryMaps) is a plus but not required.