Name: Nicole Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring, I have been working as an intern at the Fenix Family Health Center. The Fenix Family Health Center is a non-profit, primary care center focused on providing high quality, low-cost health care to low-income Latino/a immigrants and…
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Tomás Dedicates His Time to Help Others at Heartland Alliance
Name: Tomás Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I have dedicated most of my experiences as an undergraduate to prepare for a career in public health. While most of it has been focused on health research and intervention development, I have always wanted to work at…
Harmony Takes Care of Our Community
Name: Harmony Year: Junior Major: Anthropology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health The Northwestern Medicine External Affairs Department strives to ensure that the needs of the patients, staff, and neighbors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are understood and served by building relationships with community leaders, elected officials, neighbors and employees outside a…
Stephanie’s Experience in Marketing
Name: Stephanie Year: Senior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Global Health, Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate CFS Concentration: Public Health When I signed up for the Field Studies in Public Health concentration last Spring, I never would have imagined I would be working for the branded content division of one of the largest brand communications groups in the…
Laura On Her Experience With CFS Public Health
Name: Laura Year: Senior Major: Social Policy Minor: Global Health, Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I applied for my internship on a whim during the summer, thinking that it would be a good change of pace to work part-time and take classes part-time. However, taking two fewer classes was going to…
Kingsley Shares Insights From His Public Health Experience With CFS
Name: Kingsley Year: Senior Major/Minor: Biological Sciences – Neurobiology/Global Health CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health Chicago Field Studies really helped make the internship application process smooth and painless. Having very little job search experience, they were able to give me the tools and guidance needed to find the internship of my choice. What…
Neha Shares How CFS Ties Her Interests in Gender Issues and Public Health
Name: Neha Year: Junior Major/Minor: Anthropology/Global Health CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health My internship at Apna Ghar has been an eye-opening experience that has given me powerful insight into efforts to combat gender-based violence. Apna Ghar is a domestic violence agency in Chicago that serves primarily immigrant women through legal advocacy services, counseling…
Lyon Shares His Internship Experience With Health Leads
Name: Lyon Year: Junior Major/Minor(s): Biology/Global Health, Classics CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health This quarter I am interning with Health Leads, a program that connects patients to basic, non-medical resources in the South Side community. My office is located in the Chicago Family Health Center. The CFHC provides medical care while Health Leads…
Diamanta Shares Her Experiences with Danny Did
Name: Diamanta Year: Senior Major/Minor: Psychology/Global Health CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health This quarter, I am interning with the Danny Did Foundation (DDF). The DDF is focused on bringing awareness about epilepsy and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The foundation was founded after Danny, a young boy of just 4 years old,…
Neelam Shares Her Enlightening Experiences at Yellow Tractor
Name: Neelam Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Global Health and BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice As a student studying public health, I am constantly reminded that the state of health in America is anything but acceptable. For too long, the United States health care system has focused on treating people after they…
Claire on Week 6 of her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Claire Senior Major: Spanish Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I started my internship at Heartland Alliance’s Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, I immediately knew it was the right place for me. The staff greeted me warmly and everyone was genuinely interested in getting to know me and my…
Stephanie on Week Three at her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Stephanie Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This fall quarter I am a part of a unique field study experience. Not only am I an intern with the Chicago Community Engagement Program (CCEP), but I am also working on a campaign initiative with both the Chicago…