Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students with hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization.

Students will enhance their existing skill set by learning strategies to improve healing communities and diverse communities by conducting health education workshops, developing, and implementing outreach strategies to specific racial ethnic minority communities, and creating culturally competent resources that can be utilized by these communities to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke.

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.

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Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/20/24 – 8/9/24
• Hybrid position. Intern must be based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area with reliable transportation. Must be available for several local community events.
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

• Orient students to the principles and practices of public health data collection, planning, research, administration, and evaluation.
• Expand student’s understanding of public health by increasing their awareness of cultural needs, and challenges of connecting resources to rural populations.
• Students will learn the benefit of strategic partnerships between healthcare professionals, businesses, and community-based organizations to improve population health.
• Deepen student’s understanding of the social determinants of health such as income, education, built environment and access to medical care.
• Gain experience in assessing community health needs and evaluating evidence-based solutions to address those needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Maternal Health community education.
• Assist in organizing/implementing community and culturally appropriate health initiatives and programs throughout communities.
• Support work around community impact priority issues including hypertension control, nutrition insecurity, community response, and tobacco/vaping.
• Assist with internal program evaluations.
• Assist the community impact team in communicating the impact of local work.
• Identify impact stories for showcasing, enhance via research and interviews, and develop communication pieces for online or offline sharing.
• Create and handle a volunteer database and communications; respond to volunteer inquiries with upcoming opportunities.
• Identify, review, and develop resources that meet community health needs such as playbooks and other tools.
• Explore state or local organizations that align with the Association’s priority issue areas and find opportunities for collaboration.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of trainings and other community impact meetings.
• Attend internal and external meetings as requested, including Community Coalition meetings, health fairs, and other community events as necessary.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of educational or equivalent experience in public health courses.
• Demonstrated ability to research health topics and translate findings into actionable guidance.
• Comfortable working with maternal health or experience in the field.
• 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 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 MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and Canva.
• Ability/willingness to travel for community events.
• Project management, data management, and video editing experience is preferred but not required.
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection Reliable Transportation
• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

The job application window is expected to close April 12, 2024.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

Apply Today:

So, are you ready to intern for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The size and scope of our organization, along with our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters, allows us to make a real impact on our shared focus of cardiovascular and overall health.