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Public Health Intern - Washington, DC

GYF POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Greening Youth Foundation (GYF, gyfoundation.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture environmental stewardship among diverse youth and young adults and expose them to conservation careers. Participating students gain real-world, on-the-job experience as they explore federal careers in the U.S. National Park Service.
 
Opportunity:
GYF seeks a Public Health Intern with the National Park Service Office of Public Health, reporting to a supervisor based in Washington, DC. This one-year internship will extend from October 5, 2020, through September 30, 2021. The position will be remote, working in the Eastern Time zone.
 
Position Tasks: 
This internship is a unique opportunity for an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral-level student to gain experience in health promotion to advance the role of parks as a health resource with the National Park Service (NPS). This intern works closely within the NPS Office of Public Health to advance the NPS Healthy Parks Healthy People 2.0 Strategy and to build awareness, capacity, and support for the adoption of promising health promotion practices in parks. In 2021 the Office of Public Health will be celebrating 100 years of health, commemorating the formal partnership between the National Park Service and the U.S. Public Health Service. The Office of Public Health delivers the highest quality professional health services to protect and promote the health and well-being of visitors in our parks.
Projects envisioned for support by this position include:
1) "Your Park Your Health” programs to create awareness that parks are a health resource among diverse, under-served communities and to inspire them to get outdoors, have fun, and be healthy; and
2) "Twenty and Odd” events to assist with promoting the "Twenty and Odd” video and companion document and advancing efforts to redefine the perception of national parks as havens of inclusion. 
3) Serves as a task force member of the National Park Service and Public Health Service 100th anniversary planning team.
 
This position will also be responsible for working in collaboration with the Communication and Education Specialist, NPS Office of Communications and partners to support national campaigns and signature events, including print, digital, and social media communication channels.
 
Undergraduates (rising juniors or seniors only) and bachelor's, master's/doctoral candidates (B.S., B.A, Ph.D., MPH, MD, other) are eligible to apply. Public Health majors are preferred. The applicant must be skilled in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and following up assignments with minimal direction. Applicant should also communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, providing project coordination in a team environment—Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as web-based communication tools. 
 
Position Compensation:
The selected intern(s) will be compensated at a rate of $15 per hour. Housing and moving costs will not be covered. This position is expected to be remote. The intern will be furnished with a computer, a phone (for hot spot), an NPS e-mail account, and office supplies.
 
Application Information:
Interested individuals should e-mail a resume and cover letter, which includes qualities/strengths you will bring to the office and development you hope you gain from this experience to contact@gyfoundation.org by 5 pm (EST), September 23, 2020. Finalists will be interviewed by phone, and decisions will be made by September 30, 2020.
 
Contact Information: 
Jamila Jackson, Greening Youth Foundation, jjackson@gyfoundation.org at (404) 254-4827. Please see www.serve.gyfoundation.org for more opportunities.