Job Summary

The Community Health Improvement Intern will support specific community health improvement and community engagement initiatives in alignment with the Allina Health Community Benefit & Engagement strategy. 

Key Responsibilities

Community Health Improvement:

• Support Change to Chill, Allina Health’s mental well-being program, and activities associated with substance use primary prevention grant administered by the Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council (OERAC) at the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS).
• Assist with substance use primary prevention content development for changetochill.org, including reviewing and providing feedback prior to publication.
• Assist with marketing and promotion efforts for newly developed content utilizing a variety of communication channels internal and external to Allina Health.
• Advise on and support implementation of newly developed content with youth audiences, including in schools, Allina Health clinical services, and other youth-focused community settings.   Advise on sustainability planning beyond grant period, with a focus on ongoing youth engagement. 

Evaluation & Research:

• Conduct literature reviews and prepare best practices for content development and implementation.
• Support collection of community feedback on newly developed content and validate findings generated by external evaluator.
• Assist with grant report writing. Support additional evaluation activities as needed. 

Administrative Support:

• Support grant Advisory Group meeting facilitation, communication, and notetaking. 
• Provide additional administrative support as needed.

Qualifications 

• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Outstanding written and oral presentation skills 
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail 

Education

• Pursuit of Bachelor’s degree in public health, community health, social work, communications, or related field. 

  
Hours

Part time, 12-15 hours per week, temporary 

Salary

$20 per hour