The intern will assist the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) local policy efforts, events and outreach. The intern will use community health promotion and education skills to outreach and build community support for tobacco control & other cancer related policies in federal, state and local municipalities. They will support strategies for tobacco control through grassroots organizing, earned media, and community outreach. They will support public policy efforts including events.
Areas of Responsibility:
Some of the Intern activities may include
- Identify community events to collect petitions from supporters. Attend those events, and educate and recruit supporters for this policy. Track outreach events and outcomes.
- Meet with decision makers and stakeholders to educate them about the benefits of the policy and secure support for the issue.
- They may outreach to stakeholders and identify spokespersons and champions for these policies. They may meet with decision makers to discuss policy options.
- Conduct research on policies, policy makers, opponents and monitor online databases for news stories and cities agendas for related policy issues.
- Attend local coalition meetings
- Research status of policies, and local elected officials who may be voting on them.
- Compile educational materials to support the policy issue.
- Assist with development and editing of presentation materials, and educational fact sheets• Do community presentations on policy issues
- Testify at city council
- Plan and support ACS CAN sponsored events to advance policy agendas
Skills/Experience:
All Interns Must meet the following requirements:
- Full-time student, If you are an undergraduate student you have completed your freshman year of college
- Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale);
- Plan to continue their education in the following term/semester
Note: an internship assignment may coincide with the student’s last term/trimester, but student must disengage upon graduation.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 4 2017
Active Until:
Jan 2 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Cancer Society
industry:
Nonprofit