Wellness Center at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology

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Organization Description

The Galileo Wellness Program offers free and confidential health, mental health, and substance abuse support services to students at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology. The Galileo Wellness Center is part of the San Francisco Wellness Initiative and is located within an SFUSD public high school in San Francisco. The program offers a wide array of services to our students including individual behavioral health and substance use counseling, support and empowerment groups, health assessment and education, reproductive health services, crisis intervention, case management, community referrals and school-wide health awareness events.

Program Information

An intern would be invited to support health outreach & education for: tobacco prevention, alcohol & drugs use, sexual health, emotional and behavioral health, and nutrition. An intern can also assist in developing and implementing curriculum for an empowerment/support group focusing on healthy decision-making and/or health education. There may be opportunities to assist with classroom activities within Galileo’s Health Education Department, as well as support our Wellness team with day-to-day operations and school-wide health awareness events during the semester. An intern may also assist with the expansion and growth of health education focus on our Galileo Wellness website. An intern could be responsible for helping to organize, develop, and facilitate health education events, presentations, curriculum and written materials. We would invite the intern to participate as a member of our Wellness team, which includes attending Wellness team meetings and related meetings within the school community. An intern will be responsible for documenting educational projects and activities, while adhering to the Wellness Initiative’s documentation and confidentiality standards. There may be opportunity for group as well as individual work, depending on abilities o the intern and needs of the students at Galileo.

Health & Safety
Address 
1150 Francisco Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
Program(s) 
Health Education
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Minimum required hours 
20