Intern, Community Health-Remote

American Heart Association•Dallas, TX

5d•Remote

About The Position

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization. We have an exciting opportunity for an intern on our National Community Health Team. Under close supervision and mentorship of experienced public health professionals, student interns supporting community health initiatives will apply classroom learning to practical public health solutions. Responsibilities will include a variety of planning and execution tasks that will enhance their existing skills by learning strategies to improve health outcomes in diverse communities. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center. #TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and at heart.jobs.

Requirements

Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in health, social work, or public health courses.
Demonstrated ability to research health topics and translate findings into actionable guidance.
Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills, including writing on health topics for promotional or educational outcomes.
Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Canva.
Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in one of the following languages is preferred: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, or Haitian Creole.
Basic knowledge of Animoto or Adobe Creative Suite is a plus
Reliable WiFi Connection.

Responsibilities

Enhance community impact work
Research evidence-based and promising strategies that support health priority areas (blood pressure/other chronic conditions, nutrition security, CPR, tobacco)
Identify, review, and develop resources that meet community health needs such as playbooks, intervention best practices and other turnkey materials.
Assemble a catalogue of vetted resources developed across market teams
Supports day-to-day management of internal communications channels, including Teams chats and the Community Impact email inbox and calendar, to enable clear, consistent team communication.
Assists with maintaining SharePoint sites by ensuring content is current, relevant, and well organized, and supports site redesign efforts to improve user experience and accessibility.
Assist community impact team in communicating the impact of local work.
Support community impact storytelling for dynamic work for showcasing, enhancement via research and interviews, and develop communication pieces for online or offline sharing.
Assist with compiling data for monthly health strategies reports
Identify local indicators for priority health measures and show trend over time in communities of interest to the Association.
Support the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health initiative community workstream team.
Participate in team meetings and record next steps and action items for attendees.
Assist with planning and coordinating activities for local networking events.
Drafts content outlines for community resources and edits materials.
Research and compile listings of local community resources and clinics.