Internship - Evaluation and Health Equity Intern Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/newprint/4454465) Apply Internship - Evaluation and Health Equity Intern Salary$0.00 HourlyLocation Denver, COJob TypeUnpaid InternJob NumberFAA00000-04/03/24DepartmentDepartment of Public Health & EnvironmentDivisionDivision of Disease Control and Public Health ResponseOpening Date04/03/2024Closing Date4/17/2024 9:00 AM MountainFLSADetermined by PositionMax Number of Applicants70Primary Physical Work Address4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246
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Department InformationThis internship is a remote position with some fieldwork, we will expect interns to check-in to the main CDPHE office at least 1 time per month. Applicants must be local to Colorado. This is a non-employee intern position. No benefits are available. This is a temporary part-time up to full-time position (minimum 10 hours/week) and will exist for 4 months or less. This position is not covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins) (This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies and may be extended.) Make a real difference . . .Do you have a passion and drive to apply your talent to create a better Colorado? Are you looking for an internship that provides you with opportunities to learn how to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a fantastic unpaid internship position that provides experiential learning about improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of Colorado's people and the quality of its environment.If your goal is to pursue a career upon graduation that makes a difference, consider an internship with the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path.We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.Description of JobTentative Start Date:Fall Internship - Flexible Start Dates for Fall SemesterSeptember 16, 2024About the Work Unit:The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response's (DCPHR) new Health Equity Branch exists to expand and promote equitable access to opportunities and resources that impact an individual’s or community’s health and right to be free from communicable diseases and their health effects. The Health Equity Branch includes a Resource Support Team Unit. This Unit consists of several lines of work focused around establishing a regional support network for community-based organizations, healthcare entities, and local public health agencies in Colorado, primarily addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on community health. The regional support network helps community-based groups access funding and other resources to support programs that aim to advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 health disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved. The Resource Support Team Unit will consist of 10 resource specialists (each with a specific geographic region of focus), 2 team leads, 1 evaluator, and 1 unit manager. The Resource Support Team Unit is responsible for assisting community-based organizations and other entities in accessing funds/resources through CDPHE for programs related to COVID-19 around cultural/community health navigation, wrap-around resource support, and community engagement and communications. The Regional Support Team is responsible for directing the overall portfolio of funded work, including program monitoring, within each region and across the state to assure community needs are met in region populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection, severe illness, and death to guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Internship Description:Project Title: Evaluation and Health Equity Internship Project Description: The Health Equity Unit is looking for a curious and engaging individual interested in conducting an internship that will assist with improving their understanding of equitable evaluation practices including qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. The intern will assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis of grant activities for a mid-year evaluation of over 50 sub-recipients, which represent a wide range of organizations including larger agencies such as community health centers to small non-profit agencies. These agencies are recipients of grant funding to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on disproportionately affected populations, reduce vaccine hesitancy, and address the social determinants of health. The intern will also have the opportunity to shadow Equity Resource Specialists in activities such as providing technical assistance to interested applicants, development of scopes of work and budget for awarded grantees, and contract monitoring. Objectives:
By the end of the internship (end of December or early January), the intern will be able to list the steps associated with contract monitoring processes for immunization and health disparities grant sub-recipients.
By the end of the internship (end of December or early January) , the intern will conduct double coding for qualitative data on 25% of the sub-recipient deliverables.
By the end of the internship (end of December or early January), the intern will gain working knowledge of equitable evaluation principles through internship experiences and reading existing literature on the topic.
Deliverables or outcomes:
Assist with reviewing feedback to the mid-cycle evaluation presentation and use feedback to improve existing evaluation and measurement plan of the Immunization and Health Disparities awards.
Assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis for Immunization and Health Disparities awards.
Which Public Health Core Competencies skills does the project develop?
Analytical/Assessment, Community Dimensions of Practice, Systems Thinking
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal RightsMinimum Qualifications:Qualified candidates must be either: Any college student enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university s eeking an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree program in the social and physical sciences, including but not limited to public health, sociology, politicalscience, biology, or closely related fields. OR A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree in the social and physical sciences, including but not limited to public health, sociology, political science, biology within three calendar years (include transcripts).College Transcripts:If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or a foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school and that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position. Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
Use of qualitative data analysis software
Use of Google Suite
Knowledge and/or experience with Diversity Equity and Inclusion concepts and practices
Knowledge and/or experience in evaluation practices and frameworks
Conditions of employment:
Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
Signed Non-Employee Confidentiality Agreement is required
If you will be using this internship for academic credit, a Signed Affiliation Agreement is required between CDPHE and your University.
Supplemental InformationSupplemental Information:A complete application packet must include:
A completed State of Colorado application.
A resume.
If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
The Selection Process
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed. Candidates who are selected for further consideration will proceed to the next step and all applicants will be notified by email of their status at each step of the process.
ADAAA Accommodations:
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at [email protected] or call 303-692-2060, option 5.