State Health Offering Summer Internships in Early Childhood Obesity Prevention

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announces an opportunity for an unpaid summer internship (July 2013-September 2013) for a student pursuing a master’s level degree related to public health or nutrition in the Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Unit of the Prevention Services Division. The experience will feature projects related to the following:

• Breastfeeding policy in the Colorado WIC Program
• Early childhood obesity prevention literature review
• The Colorado Child and Adult Care Food Program Healthier Meals Initiative
• Early childhood obesity prevention messaging

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop competencies related to policy writing, reviewing and rating the literature, designing a survey tool, conducting key informant interviews and public health writing for target audiences.

Please complete the following steps to apply for this internship:

1. Submit the application form at the following link: https://docs.google.com/a/state.co.us/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEN2eWw5X2VOWVBGOWZ4LXhhN3paNHc6MQ#gid=0

2. Email your resume to Tracy Miller, MSPH, RD, at tracymarie.miller@state.co.us.

Applications and resumes will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013.