Mariana Cohen
Mariana Cohen interned with the Center for Community Health and Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, with a focus on serving pregnant women in underserved neighborhoods in Boston. The aim of the project was to develop a new program that will provide a holistic and continuous care approach to pregnant and mothering women among […]
Tammi Compagna
Tammi Compagna interned with Maine SNAP-Ed, where nutrition educators require the proper training, tools, and resources in order to best serve their community. The goal of Tammi’s time at Maine SNAP-Ed was to ensure that the nutrition educators’ concerns and needs were heard and addressed throughout the FY2020 training plan. The foundation of the work […]
Kylie Elimanco
Kylie Elimanco interned with Bridgeport Prospers, where she worked to help mothers of young children in Bridgeport who are over-burdened and under-resourced who are in need of assistance, either in resources or certain health services. Many mothers were unaware of the significance of the importance of brain development along with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They […]
Jeanette Fornaci
Jeanette Fornaci’s goal during her internship with Bridgeport Hospital was to improve child wellbeing, improve healthy weight and increase physical activity in the Greater Bridgeport Region. Over the course of one year there were several activities that I completed for the Yale New Haven Health System. She created monthly flyers for the Yale New Haven […]
Angelika Andrukiewicz
Angelika Andrukiewicz is an MPH student at Sacred Heart University who Interned and worked with the following organizations: Bristol Burlington Health District, Parent and Child Center at Bristol Hospital, Bristol Housing Authority, HRA, and Bristol Community Services. The population being served includes families enrolled in SNAP/WIC programs, low-income families, and children. The BBHD Family Food […]
Morgan Duffney
Morgan’s goal in this internship project at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) was to develop new resources to support the Health Equity Zones (HEZ) Initiative, as well as draft and disseminate time-sensitive information to support the Department’s goals related to the promotion of health equity in Rhode Island