Unpaid Intern - Early Feeding Initiative Project
Location: Newark, Delaware
Description: Nemours is at present looking to employ Unpaid Intern - Early Feeding Initiative Project right now, this occupation will be settled in Delaware. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Nemours is seeking a Unpaid Intern - Early Feeding Initiative to join our team in Delaware.
As one of the nation’s ! premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states â€" Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked among the nation’s best in pediatric specialty care by U.S. News & World Report , this world-renowned teaching hospital has served children from 42 states and 14 nations. Extending the world-class care of the Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital, Nemours duPont Pediatrics provides expert care for even more children across the Delaware Valley through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems.
To keep pace with the changing health care environment and build a healthier future for our children, Nemours has embarked on a multi-phase expansion to create a children’s hospital! like no other in the region. Upon completion in June 2014, th! e hospital will include private patient rooms, a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and a new expanded Emergency Department.
Project : Early Feeding Initiative
Site : Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS)
252 Chapman Road, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19702
Timeframe : Spring 2014 Expected Duration : 3-4 months
Education : Bachelors or Masters Degree in Public Health or Health Promotion; OR student in Public Health or Health Promotion
Other qualifications desired : Interest in or experience with health promotion on a systems or population level
Information about Nemours Health and Prevention Services : Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) headquartered in Newark, Delaware, works with families and communities to help children grow up healthy, both physically and emotionally. It is a division of Nemours, a non-profit organization dedicated to children's health and hea! lth care that offers treatment services, research and training programs in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. Health and Prevention is Nemours' newest division, created to expand its reach beyond clinical care to consider the health of the whole child within his or her family and community. NHPS’ work currently focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles, responsive care giving, good nutrition, safe and healthy places, and building community connections. We work toward integrated policy, practice, and program change across the ages and stages of children’s healthy growth and development. For more information, visit online at www.GrowUpHealthy.org . This position resides in the Capacity and Knowledge Development Department.
Project Description:
NHPS is working with the Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware (BCD) to improve breastfeeding support across the continuum of care (prenatal to hospital delivery to postnatal and pediatric). Work focuses! on supporting the BCD and 4 labor and delivery hospitals in DE on the ! Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and creating connections and collaborations among healthcare providers in various settings. Ultimately, these efforts will influence the decisions of expecting and new mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.
Intern Project Deliverables :Assist with the following:
1. Become familiar with Steps 3 and 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
2. Facilitate and foster connections between hospitals and existing community resources.
3. Explore opportunities for collaboration between hospitals and community resources.
4. Share resources, such as useful template materials and tools, among other coalitions, community groups, and hospitals.
5. Establishment of communication mechanisms, e.g., list serv, social media, website, e-newsletter
6. Create a communications plan for the BCD.
7. Review online file sharing platforms, present pros and cons of each to the BCD, and set up the platform th! e Coalition decides on.
8. Support implementation of the BCD’s strategic plan (available at www.delawarebreastfeeding.org ).
Indicate if internship is paid or unpaid : Unpaid
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