Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Westport Athletic Club and Ocean Spirit Spa and their communities provides a variety of health and wellness programs to their participants. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including assessment, intervention and reassessment. […]
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HPW Internship: Kinema Fitness
HPW Student Internship Experience – Riley Charette Spring 17′ Interning at Kinema Fitness so far has been an extremely beneficial and exciting experience. I have worked mainly at the Schaumburg location, however, on certain days I have been going to different sites. It allows me to see different sides of different corporate facilities and exposes […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Ava Barr Spring 17′ Interning at the Old Mill Center (OMC) has introduced me to many new aspects of health and has inspired me to look more in-depth at the barriers many families face regarding health. The Old Mill Center began as an integrated classroom and has since added four […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Trevor Rhodes Summer 17′ Interning with EXOS at Shell Oil (Woodcreek, TX) has allowed me to experience what wellness centers and wellness programs consist of at one of the largest companies in the United States. I have been able to participate in a massive variety of learning experiences ranging from […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Cole Lemmenes Summer 18′ Interning at Camp Watitoh in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts for the summer of 2018 has been an unforgettable opportunity thus far. Working here and becoming part of the such a tight niche community has given me the experience to work alongside a professional staff and […]
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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 Student Internship Experience – Bryton Guckenberg Fall 17′ Completing my internship at Kalispell Regional Medical Center – The Summit was a great overall experience for me. There was such a wide variety of things that I got to experience such as Strength and Conditioning, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Wellness Coaching and Exercise Physiology. I got to […]
More...HPW Internship: Cascade Infectious Diseases and Infusion, LLC
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 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 […]
More...HPW Internship: Portland Parks and Recreation
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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