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American Heart Association

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the American Heart Association is one of the nation's largest, most successful nonprofit organizations. Once known as the Association for the Preven

Intern, Community Health

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$23 / hour

Seniority

Entry Level

No structured requirement data.

Job Description

Intern, Community Health

American Heart Association

Role Description The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization. We have an exciting opportunity for an intern on our National Community Health Team. Under close supervision and mentorship of experienced public health professionals, student interns supporting community health initiatives will apply classroom learning to practical public health solutions. Responsibilities will include a variety of planning and execution tasks that will enhance their existing skills by learning strategies to improve health outcomes in diverse communities. Internship Overview: - Time Commitment: 20-25 hours per week - Internship Duration: 9/8/26-12/11/26 - Location: Remote - Salary: $23.00 per hour Internship Outcomes: - Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment. - Opportunity to explore a career-path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization. - Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others. Responsibilities - Enhance community impact work - Research evidence-based and promising strategies that support health priority areas (blood pressure/other chronic conditions, nutrition security, CPR, tobacco) - Identify, review, and develop resources that meet community health needs such as playbooks, intervention best practices and other turnkey materials. - Assemble a catalogue of vetted resources developed across market teams - Supports day-to-day management of internal communications channels, including Teams chats and the Community Impact email inbox and calendar, to enable clear, consistent team communication. - Assists with maintaining SharePoint sites by ensuring content is current, relevant, and well organized, and supports site redesign efforts to improve user experience and accessibility. - Assist community impact team in communicating the impact of local work. - Support community impact storytelling for dynamic work for showcasing, enhancement via research and interviews, and develop communication pieces for online or offline sharing. - Assist with compiling data for monthly health strategies reports - Identify local indicators for priority health measures and show trend over time in communities of interest to the Association. - Support the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health initiative community workstream team. - Participate in team meetings and record next steps and action items for attendees. - Assist with planning and coordinating activities for local networking events. - Drafts content outlines for community resources and edits materials. - Research and compile listings of local community resources and clinics. Qualifications - Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in health, social work, or public health courses. - Demonstrated ability to research health topics and translate findings into actionable guidance. - Bilingual in one of the following languages is preferred: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, or Haitian Creole. - Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills, including writing on health topics for promotional or educational outcomes. - Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff. - Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion. - Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities. - Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Canva. - Basic knowledge of Animoto or Adobe Creative Suite is a plus. - Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection. - Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm. - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. Compensation & Benefits - The job application window is expected to close: July 17, 2026. - The American Heart Association invests in its people. - Competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and an environment in which to work and grow. - Join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. - Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule. - Opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs. - Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost as a confidential program designed to assist employees and family members with personal issues that affect their relationships at home or at work.

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