Internships

If you would like to post an internship, please send the information to jessica.strong@imail.org.

Bureau of Health Promotion

The mission of the Bureau of Health Promotion is to foster a culture of health in Utah. Staff work to reduce illness and death of Utahns through prevention, early detection, and management of injuries and chronic diseases and conditions, and promotion of early prenatal care.

The Bureau of Health Promotion has 11 programs that focus on delivering effective services in community, school, worksite, and health care settings. These programs address each component of this mission in significant ways by providing services to prevent the leading causes of injury, disability and death, by improving access to high quality care for those with chronic diseases and conditions, and by promoting healthy lifestyles for all Utahns in their communities, schools, work places, and homes. For more information regarding the Bureau of Health Promotion and its programs, please visit us at http://health.utah.gov/cfhs/bhp/.

Huntsman Cancer Center

Community Outreach and Prevention Education

Outreach interns must be college seniors or graduate students. Outreach interns are normally serving to satisfy a college-level internship in community health education or a related field. Interns must have reliable transportation and insurance.  Mileage reimbursement will be provided for travel to/from events and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Outreach interns attend community events, health fairs, and other cancer related events to provide information about cancer prevention and screening. Interns help with program planning, writing grants, and presentations at local schools, churches, and community organizations.

This is an unpaid internship with rewards.  In addition to personal satisfaction from helping others, Huntsman Cancer Institute extends the following benefits to volunteers.

     * Free parking
    * Lunch voucher for each four hour shift worked
    * Free annual tuberculosis screening
    * Annual volunteer recognition awards
    * Inclusion in many Huntsman Cancer Institute events, including the annual summer picnic and holiday events
    * Information about the latest in research and patient care

To apply for this opportunity, please forward a copy of your resume, two letters of recommendation, and availability to lori.maness@hci.utah.edu. New interns are accepted each semester, consider applying early.