Intern - Chronic Disease (Summer)

Position Title: Intern - Chronic Disease

Hiring Manager: Laura Gudgeon Agency: Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health

Location: Sioux Falls

Minimum Salary: $23.14

Position Description: This internship will assist the Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with identifying, analyzing, and disseminating public health data for chronic disease prevention programs. Data will be specific to program needs related to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, nutrition and physical activity, immunization, tobacco control, and cancer screening and prevention. Data will come from several different sources and be analyzed by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and geographic location and its impact on social determinants of health. Data will focus on evidence-based decision making for the promotion of healthy lifestyles in South Dakota and be used for impactful programming and interventions. This position will be responsible for creating or assisting with various data publications and dashboards and will support the central cancer registry with data requests, reports, and projects. This internship may also support the chronic disease programs with various outreach projects and activities as needed to improve health outcomes among target populations. Applicant should have strong written and verbal communication skills for the collaboration with Department of Health staff and partnering organizations.

Qualifications: Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program. All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.