HPW Student Internship Experience – Jace Purdy Summer 18′ During my internship at Verso Corporation I had a wide range of duties. These included updating the health and wellness intranet site, creating a tennis elbow treatment protocol, writing newsletter articles, hosting lunch and learns, and planning and hosting blood donations and various employee activities. This […]
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HPW Internship: A World Without Suicide
HPW Student Internship Experience – Jacob Schlender Summer 18′ During my internship with the wonderful Mettie Spiess and A World Without Suicide I had quite a variety of tasks to accomplish both daily, weekly, and monthly. Some general duties I had was running our various social media accounts and keeping up with current mental health […]
More...HPW Internship: Wisconsin Woodchucks Ballpark Operations
Interning with the Wisconsin Woodchucks has been an amazing opportunity. Most people would not think that baseball would be a part of wellness, but you can find wellness anywhere. A huge part of this internship is social wellness. Working hands on with people to create a great time. My duties and responsibilities include: assist in […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Laura Bauer Summer 18′ As the intern for Planet Fitness, I became really close friends with my car. Of course I am only joking. In my internship, I traveled the state of Wisconsin all summer long! I visited eight clubs in the North/Central Wisconsin Region almost every week. Planet Fitness […]
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HPW Internship: Student Experience Interning at Prevea Health in Green Bay was a great experience to use and expand on many of the skills I learned in class at UWSP. I worked directly with all of Prevea’s health coaches getting hands on experience with conducting HRA’s and biometric screenings. I also got to sit in […]
More...HPW Internship: PopSpring Wellness
HPW Internship: Student Perspective During my time at PopSpring Wellness I gained major insight about the business side of wellness. Specifically, I was able to learn a lot about employee wellness. PopSpring Wellness is a very unique company because it has all the tools of an employee wellness vendor combined with the tools from a […]
More...HPW Internship: Divine Savior
Overall Goal of Internship Interning at Divine Savior Healthcare, specifically with their employee and community wellness departments, was a rewarding and intriguing experience. Both departments allowed me to utilize my skills and knowledge I gained from my education experience at UW- Stevens Point. I was able to work many on community and employee events centered […]
More...HPW Internship: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will create promotional […]
More...HPW Internship: Adventure 212
Overall Goal of Internship The intern will gain knowledge and experience working with Adventure 212° and their corporate partners throughout central Wisconsin. The intern will follow all employee and facility guidelines determined by the site supervisor. The intern will acquire knowledge in the three main areas: behavior change facilitation, organizational, and promotion and marketing. The […]
More...HPW Internship: Boys and Girls Club of Portage County
Overall Goal of Internship The intern will gain experience and knowledge working with the Boys and Girls Club throughout Portage County. The intern will follow all employee and facility guidelines determined by the facility supervisor, Wendy Staven. The intern will acquire knowledge in three main areas: behavior change facilitation, organizational, and promotion and marketing. The intern will make useful contributions to the […]
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