HS408 Internship Preparation Quiz

How many hours of internship work do students need to complete at or with their internship facility during the semester?

360 hours

How many hours of online BbLearn work should you expect to complete during the semester?

45 hours.

How can you have your resume reviewed by NAU before you begin applying to internships? (Select all that apply)

Call in to schedule an online/phone appointment with Career Development and send in my resume 24 hours in advance. Attend walk-in hours at Gateway Student Success Center at the Flagstaff campus.

The following must be completed before you are eligible for a permission number to enroll in class. (Check all that apply.)

Certificate of Eligibility (COE)/Course Progression Sheet Resume Submission The Project Proposal

You have found an interesting facility that you would like to work with but don't see that they have any internship opportunities posted. What is an acceptable next step? (Select all that apply).

Contact the program coordinator ([email protected]) for help. Call the general information line to politely introduce yourself, then ask if there is a specific contact for volunteers or possible interns that you can reach out to via email/a Letter of Interest. Submit a Letter of Interest to the Volunteer Coordinator's info that you found under the "Get Involved" tab on the website.

Your facility contact (site supervisor) has advised you that the facility has an issue with the template CHHS affiliation agreement. They don't like a certain verbiage in the agreement. Your next step is to....

Contact the program coordinator to see if she can help resolve the matter.

I am allowed to begin my internship hours before the semester start date.

False

It's okay to return only page 2 of the Student Fieldwork Agreement since that's the one with the signatures/initials.

False

Since the majority of the hours needed for this class are completed at the internship, you will still pass the course if you do not do your online BbLearn assignments or turn in sub-standard work.

False

Please select the true statement below.

I am allowed to take a class along with HS 408, but it must be an elective.

Please select the true statement(s) regarding your project proposal from below.

I must include my direct supervisor's professional email and phone contact in the project proposal. If actively employed at the facility I am planning on interning at, I need to also include my paid supervisor's name, contact, and a description of my current paid job duties in the project proposal so they can be compared to my internship information. It is more important for me to list what I am doing (day-to-day tasks, projects, etc.) for my chosen facility rather than what contributions the facility makes to public health in general.

The Student Fieldwork Agreement requires signatures from ________. (Select all that apply)

The student intern The university internship/program coordinator The internship supervisor

Diana is interested in working with women/children in Yuma for her public health internship. However, she reviewed the Current Affiliation Agreement list and found there are no facilities on the list located in her area. What is her next step?

To find a site she's interested in and see if they need interns, since the program coordinator can possibly create a new affiliation agreement with that facility.

The following is not listed as a purpose of HS 408's internship experience in the Getting Started section:

To provide a volunteer workforce for public health agencies.

An affiliation agreement is required to be on file between your facility and NAU before you can intern there. The affiliation agreement is signed by a signature authority at your chosen internship facility and by the College of Health and Human Services.

True

It is an accepted business practice to send Letters of Interest/Inquiry via email.

True

Students are expected to begin planning the internship at least three months in advance.

True

Please select all internship scenarios that would (potentially) be approved. Assume all internships will meet HS 408 requirements. (Hint: Make sure to read through the Frequently Asked Questions section!)

Victor volunteered with the Arizona Nutrition Network last term for 15 hours total and now wants to complete his 360-hour internship there (25-30 hours weekly). Wally is moving back home this term. He found a corporate wellness internship in Texas that provides a small stipend. Dinah would like to complete her internship abroad and found a water wellness program in Mexico.

Please check all appropriate examples of a Public Health internship, based on the HS 408 Internship Requirements and overall internship criteria.

Working with a non-profit to implement a sexual health education program for young adults. Duties include facilitating youth groups, clinic outreach, and minimal data entry. Working with a for-profit company that is starting a program to help identify health disparities in the community, as well as looking for opportunities to connect the population to resources that they may need such as support groups, nutritionists, or orthopedics. Working for a facility that would like to begin a health/wellness program for their customers and staff. Tasks include creating several brochures discussing work wellness, arranging an employee team and staffing a booth at the Diabetes Walk-A-Thon, and working as a community resource in partnership with Weight Watchers and HealthyUp! Kids.

You work in a health-related enviroment, and your current employer is aware of your internship search and has offered to help you complete the internship at your place of employment. This is fine if:

You report to a different supervisor, you are not paid for the internship responsibilities, the internship is in a different department from where you currently work and the internship responsibilities are different than those you are paid to perform.