Elise Mitchell
Elise Mitchell is a MS/MPH student at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy/School of Medicine. For this internship, she worked with the Rhode Island Public Health Institute with Food on the Move. The findings from this project will be used to evaluate the success of the Food on the Move program at […]
Briana Winstead
Brianna interned with the Rhode Island Department of Health with a focus on Health Equity. Brianna attempts to address health inequities by exploring alternative options to health that do not currently exist in our healthcare system- art and social prescribing. This report is predominantly an exploration of existing literature from other countries. Brianna explores through […]
Yuki Davis
Yuki Davis was engaged in a Health Equity Internship with the Southern Jamaican Plain Health Center contributing to the development of a report and evaluation of a food distribution program for health center clinic patients called Vida Feliz. Yuki Davis is a public health graduate student at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Tana Meyer
Tana Meyer is a Health Science student at Keene State College who participated in an internship with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, where she focused on a health care-based preventative food pantry. They directly impacted nutritional inequities by re-designing the system of food access and nutritional services for those in greatest need.
Stephanie McCulloch
Stephanie’s Internship with the Rhode Island Public Health Institute focused on expanding SNAP incentives that offer a rebate on fruit and vegetable purchases to grocery retailers may be an effective strategy to reduce food insecurity in RI. As a step towards determining the potential funding source of a statewide intervention, this project analyzed the return […]
Meeghan Doris
This project will improve health equity by educating Community Health Workers (CHWs) on vaccine importance and they will use this knowledge to benefit their communities. They will do this by providing culturally sensitive communication to their community members about vaccines and ways to access them. On October 25th, 2019, Meeghan created a link for an […]
Gabrielle Diaz
Gabrielle Diaz focused on Vaping Education among youth in Southern Connecticut with the Stratford Health Department, serving children from the ages of 12-17 years old. Over the past six months there has been a rapid increase of e-cigarette use and related hospitalizations among youth. Originally intended for adults to reduce cigarette smoking habits, these devices […]
Ashley Haluch
Ashley Haluch interned with Rindge Food Pantry to work on improving food security amongst individuals facing food scarcity and poverty. The goal of this internship is to identify the root cause of barriers to health and healthy behaviors. Addressing the needs of the community would then bring closer opportunities for health equity and community growth. […]
Alicia Manion
Alicia Manion interned with the City of Concords Health and Licensing Office by researching lead prevention initiatives in other cities around the US and collected information on common successful strategies, then proposed ideas for implementation. With her preceptor and other city officials, plans were made according to office feasibility. Alicia designed fliers using a graphics […]
Martina Spain
Martina Spain interned with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Community Health and Health Equity with a focus on Young parents (under 25) living in Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, and Roxbury. The goal of the MCH Internship was to provide the Stronger Generations Initiative’s Proud2Parent Program with a strategic communications plan and tools […]