Alliance for the Public's Health Internship: 2027 spring term

American Public Health Association•Washington, DC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Alliance for the Public’s Health, established in 2020 by the American Public Health Association, is a collaborative of public health and health care organizations, business groups, the faith community, non-profits, philanthropies, and other key stakeholder groups. Its vision is a resilient, equitable, and healthy nation supported by a robust public health system that is empowered to protect against societal health threats and respond to the unique health needs of every community. The mission is to build and empower a diverse, collaborative, multi-sector, sustainable public health movement with clearly defined roles, authority, and resources to ensure health, equity, and well-being for all. The intern(s) will assist with all aspects of the Alliance, focusing on general Alliance activities including communications and programmatic components. The Alliance manages various grant-funded projects, such as building the capacity of health departments to collaborate with CBOs and cross-sectoral partners, and a workforce development project with Public Health AmeriCorps. This is an unpaid, US-based internship located in Washington, D.C., with hybrid and remote options available. Interns must adhere to APHA's COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy.

Requirements

Must be able to work in the US during the internship.
Must adhere to APHA COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience with deadlines.
Experience with translation of evidence-based information into lay language.
Experience with social media and websites.

Responsibilities

Assisting with developing Alliance materials.
Learning about and researching emerging public health topics.
Capturing lessons from meetings.
Coordinating meetings.
Logistics for the 2025 Policy Action Institute.
Developing newsletters or other communications materials.
Maintenance of the resource library navigator PHERN and map.
Conducting research to identify items to include in our library of public health, equity and preparedness or COVID-19 resources.
Helping to determine how best to display information and resources.
Providing information about areas of interest to Alliance members, stakeholders and the broader field.
Contributing to grant funded project activities including, but not limited to, policy scans, webinars, best practices guides, and focus groups.
Working on the Association’s Get Ready campaign, writing blog posts and working on group projects each semester.