Department of Wellness – Public Health Internship Experience

Spring 2022

Overview:
The goal of the internship experience is to provide students with the ability to execute health promotion efforts on a college
campus. The Spring 2022 Internship experience will focus on health education through the use of assessing student needs to
determined programming as well as emphasize the importance of health promotion marketing.

Student Learning Objectives: At the end of the internship experience, the student will be able to:
- Develop health promotion programs and events utilizing different outreach methods (In person seminar, social media,
tabling, etc.)
- Utilize expertise of allied health professionals to better promote and educate health and wellness in target populations.
- Utilize health education theory to increase knowledge retention and application in target populations.
- Evaluate efficacy of wellness programs and use results to promote advocacy and change in target populations and
communities.

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Topics Description/ Goal (s) Tasks Evaluation CHES Areas Dates:
of Responsibility
Health Outreach The intern will utilize resources such as 1. The intern will create a Google
and Marketing social media and advertisements to survey form for potential
recruit participants from the target program participants to sign up.
population. 2. The intern will develop graphic,
advertisements, and flyers to
post on social media and around
Baylor University’s Campus.
3. The Intern will host at least 2
tabling events during the
recruitment period that will
focus on program details.
Program The intern will develop and implement a 1. The intern will research health Assessment
Assessment and program to address the needs of the issues in the target population
Planning- target population through use of and develop an educational Planning
Women’s Health seminars and group discussion. approach based on student
body needs/learning styles.
2. The intern will create a detailed
list of seminar topics; each
seminar will be dedicated to a
single topic related to women’s
health.
3. The intern will create a master
schedule of seminar dates.
Additionally, the schedule will
include dates that the
entrance/exit focus groups will
be administered.

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Health The intern will engage and educate
Education and program participants about related
Promotion – health topics through use of Women’s
Women’s Health health seminars and presentations. Such
topics include reproductive
health(includes breast health and effects
of smoking/vaping), Safe dating,
Medication Safety, Menstrual guidance,
Nutrition and Eating disorders, and
mental health.
Program The intern will use diagnostic tools such
Evaluation as surveys and focus groups to evaluate
the success of the program. Success of
this program is defined as an increased
amount of knowledge concerning
women’s health and an increase in
reported self-efficacy.
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4. The intern will contact potential
seminar speakers and
presenters and ask for
availability.
1. The Intern will plan and Planning
develop the topics addressed so
that the information presented Implementation
is accurate and appropriate for
target population.
2. The intern will utilize
professional expertise to
educate and inform program
participants on different health
topics.
3. The intern will conduct/lead 6
educational seminars over the
course of the
internship/program.
1. The intern will develop surveys Evaluation
to be administered after each
seminar/presentation to test Communication
knowledge gained and assess
confidence around learning
material.
2. The intern will schedule an
entrance and exit focus groups
for program participants to
discuss what they expect to
receive from the program, the
knowledge that they
have/gained, and any concerns

3. The intern will open discussion
Health The intern will present findings and
Advocacy- advocate for future development of
Women’s Health women’s health programs if applicable
to target population on campus.
or recommendations they may
have.
questions that aim to determine
levels of self-efficacy
surrounding health care and
women’s health, e.g.,
confidence in scheduling a pap
smear or well women’s exam.
1. The intern will evaluate Advocacy
responses to program
effectiveness and determine
if the program is sufficient
for further success in target
population upon program
completion.
2. If successful, the intern will
present the current issues
facing the target population
and advocate for the
continued health promotion
upon program completion.

Details:

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