HCOP/HEPP InternAt — CSUF - Health Pathway Programs

The Health Education Pathways Program (HEPP) aims to expose students to a wide variety of potential jobs and professions in healthcare. This multifaceted effort is specifically designed to increase retention and graduation of these diverse underserved students from high school to undergraduates and provide work-based learning to prepare the students to join the healthcare workforce.

HEPP exposes students to careers in healthcare (including allied health and behavioral health) and provides resources to assist students in preparing to join the healthcare workforce. Services include mentoring, field trips, professional panels, and more.

The North Orange County Allied and other Health Careers Opportunity Program (NOCA HCOP) represents a comprehensive approach to diversifying the allied and other health professions for Latino and Pacific Islander students in north Orange County. NOCA HCOP aims to increase the pipeline of disadvantaged Latinos and Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawaiian, Samoan and Chamorro) and into the professions of communicative disorders, counseling, occupational therapy, public health (including environmental health specialists, epidemiologists, health educators, and gerontologists), physical therapy, and social work. This multifaceted effort is specifically designed to increase retention and graduation of these diverse underserved students across the educational continuum, from high school and community college into four year college and graduate allied and other health profession programs.

NOCA HCOP brings together existing strong partnerships led by the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) with the following key partners to build the pipeline into allied health grad programs: Anaheim Union High School District, Cypress College, and the Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance. The Allied Health Academy (a Health Careers Opportunity Program) exposes students to careers in allied health and provides resources to assist students to progress to the next educational level.

Services include advising, mentoring, field trips, panels, application assistance, and more. 

Under the supervision of the HCOP/HEPP Program Manager, HCOP/HEPP Program Intern will provide assistance and support to the program.

Essential Duties:

\u25cf      Aid in event planning and setup

\u25cf      Assist with program coordination, outreach, and recruitment

\u25cf      Provide other health education grant related work

\u25cf      Additional clerical & related duties

Training:

Intern will assist in planning, outreach, and recruitment of HEPP Programs and Events. Intern will participate in weekly planning meetings. Intern will be assigned to complete tasks for program events including but not limited to creating Instagram posts, presentation slides, and worksheets. Interns will participate in one-hour group intern meetings focused on intern focused professional and personal development skills and weekly one-on-one check ins with supervisor.

Learning Outcomes:

\u25cf      Strategically plan student support programs and events
\u25cf      Coordinate program events
\u25cf      Efficiently outreach and recruit for programs and events