Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Acceleration Sports Performance 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 and […]
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HPW Student Perspective of Internship- Caitlin Ahlberg Interning at Viaola Hospital in Tonga has by far been the most exciting challenge that I’ve experienced in Health Promotion. My time here has been a continual learning experience, full of amazing people, big ideas, and so much positivity. Much of what I have done at the hospital […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Kayla Hill 15′ Interning at The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been a valuable learning experience. With over 22,000 employees, health promotion programming is essential to establish awareness, increase education and promote healthier lifestyles. I have had the opportunity to enhance my skills in a variety of different areas. Helping plan […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Hailey Kunavich 16′ My internship at HealthPartners showed me all aspects of worksite wellness and health coaching. Health Partners is an insurance company that also offers health care for its members, meaning they have a true interest in the well-being of their clients. In my time here I worked for […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Matt Gerber 16′ Dress up dance parties, white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, high ropes course, rock wall, rock climbing, and adaptive cycling. Interning at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) will have you adapting all these activities and tailoring them to groups of individuals with disabilities. Since June I have […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Sarah (Dugenske)Meier 15′ Interning at Mary Greeley Medical Center has provided me with a wide variety of experiences as I have jumped around to different departments. My first week was spent at my home base in the human resource/education department where I learned some background knowledge on the former employee […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Kylie Behnke 15′ Interning at the Fidelity Investments Fitness Center was an incredible experience. While working in this corporate fitness center I was given the opportunity to teach group fitness, facilitate fitness assessments, shadow personal training, exercise prescription, design programs, create promotional pieces, and above all developing relationships with the […]
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Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Health Fitness 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 and […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Elissa Albert 15′ As an intern at Ridge to Reef farm I came in knowing next to nothing about how to farm. With eagerness and excitement, Farm Manager Andy Pac showed me the way. I began week to week shadowing one of the five farm hands and learning their part […]
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