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Chronic Disease Prevention & Management

Chronic Disease Prevention Program Evaluation

Duration: 12 weeks (Summer, with opportunity to continue through academic year) & Academic (35 weeks)

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Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids (CHALK) is a portfolio of programs that support children, families, and their neighborhoods. Each program is co-designed with our partners, aiming to prevent nutrition-sensitive chronic conditions by addressing upstream drivers of health. These social determinants include access to nutritious food, education, secure employment, safe places to play and exercise, and strong social networks. CHALK programming is present in Washington Heights/Inwood, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Crown Heights, Jackson Heights, and Mount Vernon.

The CHALK Evaluation Intern will gain experience in using validated evaluation tools to study the impact of programs addressing nutrition-sensitive conditions, neighborhood safety, and social connection.

  • Support CHALK data collection efforts, including conducting observational studies and surveying community members using validated tools.
  • Manage data entry and work closely with evaluation partners from CUIMC on data analysis of evaluation projects.
  • Support the CHALK team around IRB development and identify opportunities for publication.
  • Conduct literature review around relevant evaluation strategies related to CHALK programming.
  • Participate in program planning, strategy, and team building meetings with the CHALK team and

Physical Activity & Built

Duration: 12 weeks (Summer, with opportunity to continue through academic year) & Academic (35 weeks)

My Block is a built environment program that partners with community-based organizations to increase access to safe places to play, move, and connect. Through public space activation (outdoor arts, nutrition, and physical activity programming in public spaces or community building events) or physical built environments changes (public art or streetscape improvements), the program aims to create a sense of welcome and vibrancy to inspire physical activity and movement.

The My Block Intern will support built environment programming in Washington Heights, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Crown Heights, and Mount Vernon.

  • Support My Block implementation and expansion through community-facing programming with a focus on chronic disease prevention, social connection, and neighborhood safety.
  • Interact with multidisciplinary teams and gain experience in cross-sector collaboration with community and city agency partners.
  • Support outdoor programming, including but not limited to physical activity, arts, or cooking demonstrations (often outdoors in hot or cold conditions).
  • Participate in program planning, strategy, and team building meetings with the My Block team.
  • Help strengthen community representation in improvement and implementation of My Block projects.

  • Experience with running community-facing programs.
  • Availability to work some evenings and weekends.
  • Ability to travel to different neighborhoods across NYC.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Food as Medicine & Community Nutrition

Duration: Summer (12 weeks)

Youth Market is a paid summer internship opportunity for youth to gain experience and mentorship in nutrition education, food access, public health, and health justice. The aim is to increase economic resilience and representation in public health and nutrition careers among youth across NYC and Westchester. Youth Market activities include nutrition education workshops and fresh produce provision outside of primary care practices, field trips to see food justice initiatives in action, and weekly class days to engage interns in college-level public health coursework.

Youth Market Program Assistants support the CHALK team in program management, implementation, and supervision of Youth Market Interns. Each Program Assistant will be responsible for one of the 4 Youth Market campuses: Washington Heights/Inwood, Brooklyn, Mount Vernon, or Queens.

  • Participate in evidence-based community nutrition programming, including managing outdoor farm stands and providing culinary and nutrition education (rain or shine).
  • Support Youth Market evaluation and research efforts including administering intern and community surveys and tracking program data for research and quality improvement.
  • Coordinate with community partners and provide mentorship and guidance to youth interns.
  • Develop and implement didactic programming regarding nutrition and social determinants of health.
  • Participate in recruitment and design of the program in collaboration with the CHALK team.
  • Support other NYP nutrition and food insecurity programs as needed.

  • Experience with running community-facing programs.
  • Ability to travel to different neighborhoods across NYC.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.