Public Health Student Intern – Voices Inspiring Valley Action (VIVA) North & South Region

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN provides volunteers with the opportunity to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org.

Voices Inspiring Valley Action (VIVA) North and VIVA South region are projects within ACS CAN. The VIVA team aims to create community level change and improve quality of life by building capacity in civic engagement, leadership, and advocacy among Central Valley residents. The VIVA team is looking for student interns eager to make a positive impact in their communities. The roles of student interns will be to provide support in data collection, community outreach, media advocacy, and health education in their communities to prevent exposure to, and the use of, tobacco among rural residents of the Central Valley (Chowchilla, Madera, Hanford and Tulare). This will be done under the guidance of ACS CAN VIVA staff via a variety of advocacy strategies and data collection activities.

Internship Activities:

Some of the activities may include but are not limited to the following*

*Note: these activities will be conducted in partnership and with support from ACS CAN -VIVA staff and may be conducted virtual or in-person per community COVID-19 protocols.

1. Data collection:

• Administer public opinion surveys among community residents and conduct observational data collection (interns will receive data collection trainings)
• Monitor relevant media news related to tobacco and secondhand smoke

2. Community outreach and education/social media:

• Participate in community events and activities to provide educational material and tobacco cessation resources
• Assist in gathering data and updating research for community presentations
• Assist with development of educational materials including social media content 3. Community advocacy: o Participate in local tobacco prevention coalitions o Assist in collecting community petitions

3. Community advocacy:

• Participate in local tobacco prevention coalitions
• Assist in collecting community petitions

Internship Requirements:

The following requirements must be met:

• Be a college student at any local community college and/or university in the Central Valley
• Be enrolled in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters and have an interest in the public health field preferred
• Commit to the internship for both the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters (1 academic year)
• Set aside 8 hours a week to engage in internship activities for 30 weeks (15 weeks per semester)

This is a paid internship experience, where the student intern should expect to receive $16 - $16.50 an hour for a total of $3,840 - $3,960

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).

ACS CAN provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.

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