Community Health Strategy InternshipAt — Riverside Community Health Foundation

Actively participate in RCHF strategic and program planning, assisting with direction of health education areas. Prepare updates and reports for program and organizational needs. Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates health education programs by determining areas and levels of need in school and community health education through analysis of available statistics and consultation with the health educators in the service planning areas, topic specific programs, and with other concerned public or private agencies or groups. Reviews and evaluates the implementation of health education programs by health educators to ensure the proper application of program methods and materials and to provide the opportunity to share program experience. Conducts annual staff reviews. Evaluates the extent to which health education programs meet their objectives and impact the target population's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, and behaviors, by utilizing appropriate data collection methods such as pre and post examinations, focus groups, surveys, and questionnaires. Utilizes evaluation findings and community input for future planning and policy development. Develops culturally appropriate health education materials, including but not limited to age specific literacy levels; prepares targeted health education messages.