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: Planet Fitness
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Overall Goal of Internship The intern will gain knowledge and experience working in a medical fitness environment. The intern will gain experience in the areas of behavior change facilitation, promotion and marketing of a variety of health and wellness programs. The intern agrees to follow all employee rules and facility guidelines including those determined by […]
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Overall Goal of Internship The intern will gain experience in the development and implementation of wellness programs and activities for employees in behavior change, organizational procedures, and promotional/marketing techniques. The intern agrees to follow all employee guidelines and duties determined by the site supervisor. Objectives Behavior: Assist staff with Well Workplace Workshops and Learning Circles […]
More...HPW Internship: The Hershey Factory Fitness Center
Overall Goal of Internship This internship will give me experience with every aspect of working in a corporate fitness facility. I will be under the supervision of Jamie McGlaughlin, Fitness Center Manager. My general responsibilities will include working with clients to assess their fitness levels and goals for improvement, developing and implementing fitness and wellness […]
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