Description & Core Responsibilities:
This internship will support an ongoing archiving project at WCHD by cataloging documents of historical significance. One of the primary goals of this internship is to identify and collect historical data relating to health equity to inform future equity efforts and the understanding of historical inequities in the County. This internship will also involve organization and documentation (development of a finding aid) of physical materials held by WCHD and by libraries/local historical societies. The intern will have the opportunity to create a product on a topic of interest identified through the project; that topic-based insight will support WCHD’s understanding of past trends and ground our work moving forward. Further, the intern will utilize archival findings to support the development of posters and presentations on topics relevant throughout public health history and our current moment for WCHD’s annual State of Our Health event.
Through this internship, the intern will learn about the role and responsibilities of local governmental public health now and throughout history. The intern will develop skills in detailed document review, organization, and archival best practices, supporting their competency in critical thinking. The intern will also practice self-directed learning with support from WCHD staff. Additionally, the intern will be invited to participate in biweekly intern cohort meetings with other interns working at WCHD which will provide structured time to learn about and discuss current public health topics. Responsibilities will include: Independent research into historical documents held by external organizations Review of historical documents to identify and collect historical health equity data Physical and digital archiving of historically relevant materials according to archival plan Creation of a deliverable (e.g., fact sheet, infographic, etc.) on a topic of interest to the intern identified through the archiving project and/or support the development of poster(s) and presentation(s) on public health topics relevant throughout history and the current moment in support of WCHD’s annual State of Our Health event Active student at the University of Michigan who has interest in public health, health equity, archival practices, and/or library science. This internship has funding support from the Ginsberg Center's Community-Based Internship Fund. The selected student will be paid an hourly wage as per the Ginsberg Center’s guidelines: $16/hour - undergraduate students $18/hour - masters students $20/hour - doctoral students To apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to Patty Krause (krausep@washtenaw.org), Community Health Analyst at Washtenaw County Health Department, by Wednesday, June 3.Required Qualifications:
Schedule & Total Amount of Funding:
This internship has a maximum of 120 hours. The planned timeframe for this internship is 15 hours per week for 8 weeks, lasting from July 6 – August 28. The selected intern will be paid directly by the Ginsberg Center on biweekly basis. How to Apply:
