Video Creation Summer Intern - Central District Health

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Overview of Organization:  With a vision of Healthy People in Healthy Communities, CDH’s emphasis is on decreasing risk factors for chronic disease, improving quality of life and increasing the years of healthy life among residents. Central District Health (CDH) is one of seven public health districts in Idaho, which serves Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties. CDH offers a number of services and programs to residents of their counties including: family and clinic services, immunizations, dental prevention, Women Infants and Children (WIC) services, communicable disease tracing and prevention, environmental health services, public health preparedness, and health policy and promotion programming and much more! 

Overview of Intern’s Project 

This internship will be focused on a short-term project creating and developing an orientation process for onboarding new members of a county health coalition. This project will involve taking information and history of the health coalition, and turning it into an easily digestible video for new members to watch when they agree to join the coalition.

Skills Intern Will Develop 

Intern will:

• Utilize creativity to create an engaging digital experience for new members
• Learn video creation skills (via Canva)
• Learn how to synthesize history, branding and voice into a cohesive onboarding video

Mentor Bio 

My name is Mindy Curran and I have been with Central District Health since July of 2022. I wear many different hats at CDH including: Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Boise & Elmore County Health Coalition Coordinator, and Worksite Wellness Coordinator. I graduated with my Master’s of Public Health from Idaho State University in 2019, and for a short period worked as a health education specialist at Idaho Job Corps. I have always had a passion for drug prevention and chronic disease prevention, and I believe that building strong relationships and connections within our communities are key for keeping people healthy and happy. 

Additional Requirements):

• Have the ability to access reliable internet from home or at school or be able to travel to CDH office in Boise to access the internet if necessary.