Category Archives: Community

HPW Internship: Treehaven UWSP

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Lindsay Larson Summer 17′ Interning at Treehaven as the Garden Coordinator has allowed me to leverage my expertise surrounding sustainability, wellness, and horticulture into a position that has helped both Treehaven and myself take a step forward in the local food movement. We are growing food for students, staff, and […]

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HPW Internship: L.I.F.Training

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Louis Lang Summer 17′ Interning at L.I.F.Training (Lift) has given me the opportunity to train clients, learn how to run and manage a small private owned business, and work on the marketing side of a business. I have been able to use many of the skills I have learned at […]

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HPW Internship: Green County Aging and Disability Resource Center

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Lizzy Dale Summer 17′ Interning at the ADRC has offered an extensive variability of experiences and great learning opportunities. While at the ADRC I worked closely with the Wellness & Prevention Specialist doing a wide variety of tasks using the knowledge and skills I have attained from UWSP. While interning, […]

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HPW Internship: YMCA-Camp Glacier Hallow

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Caroline Chalk Summer 17′ As an intern at Camp Glacier Hollow, in Stevens Point, I was given the opportunity to create wellness programs for children. The camp, overlooking a lake, features activities such as archery, slingshots, boating and a challenge course. Every summer there is one week of resident camp […]

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HPW Internship: Peoria Hospital-UnityPoint Health-Methodist

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Kirsten Perkinson Fall 17′ What I did: My internship is with Unity Point Health Methodist | Proctor in Peoria Illinois. To start my internship off I spent four weeks in cardiopulmonary rehab. Within the rehab facility they run a LiveWell program where individuals that have graduated from phase II can […]

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HPW Internship: Oneida Family Fitness

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Cody Demuth Fall 17′ I greatly enjoyed my time interning with Oneida Family Fitness and Recreation. Not only did I gain the confidence to work with people in a variety of health and wellness settings, I was also able to utilize the skills I learned through my classes and experiences […]

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HPW Internship: Cascade Infectious Diseases and Infusion, LLC

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Julia Farley Fall 17′ Interning at Cascade I.D. & Infusions was a great learning experience for me that provided me with many opportunities to utilize and improve upon my professional and personal skills. I worked specifically in the infectious disease portion of the clinic with other medical professionals by primarily […]

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HPW Internship: Hilton Head Health

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HPW Student Internship Perspective – Shauna Bollinger 16′ Interning at Hilton Head Health has been a wonderful experience, helping me grow as a professional and person. H3 has given me many tools that I can take with me in my future. During my time at H3, my intern responsibilities varied through each week. The beginning […]

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HPW Internship: YMCA-West Bend

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Wesley Titus Spring 17′ Interning at the Kettle Moraine YMCA was an amazing experience to learn from people working with many different wellness journeys. I was able to work at West Bend Mutual insurance, Alloy training at the Y, group training, live strong, Diabetes Prevention training, and was able to […]

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HPW Internship: Portland Parks and Recreation

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Samantha Schmitz Spring 17′ Pictured above is a small group of clients and I after the Strength and Movement course I instructed. One of my internship goals was to facilitate a project on behavior change, in the physical dimension of wellness. I was asked to develop curriculum for an adaptive […]

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