Community Health and Human Services Internship

Major: Community Health and Human Services,

Internship Details: Health Education Specialists/Teacher interning in the Wilkinson Wellness Lab, writing blogs twice a week.

Goal 1: To educate people/communities about behaviors that promote wellness.

Objective 1: Promote my wellness plan and blogs through social media.

Tasks: 1) Identify ideal social media platforms for the present undertaking.

2) Gather information for my wellness plan and blog posts.

Objective 2: Become more knowledgeable about my subject matter related to my wellness plan and blog posts.

Tasks: 1) Attend weekly meetings with my site supervisor.

2) Ensure that the sources of information selected are relevant, factual, and reliable. For this reason, information will primarily be sourced from peer-reviewed sources/journals and government agency publications.

Goal 2:  To help improve people’s decision making

Objective 1: Help maintain and improve people’s health by ensuring that they are capable of making rational decisions relating to their wellbeing.

Tasks: 1) Become more knowledgeable about mental and physical health and how they impact health and wellbeing.

2) Familiarize myself with the most effective strategies and approaches meant to promote positive decision making efforts.

Objective 2: Research topics involving mental and physical health

Tasks: 1) Take plenty of notes related to the subject matter

2) Consult the relevant stakeholders in my present setting on matters of relevance in as far as the further enhancement of people’s decision-making capabilities is concerned.

 Goal 3: To become a Health Education Specialist

Objective 1: Become more knowledgeable about the duties of a Health Education Specialist – especially in as far as the promotion and advancement of community health is concerned.