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Northside Community Center Internship Opportunities

by Amy Jewett

Northside Community Center has internship opportunities available to work with seniors to promote healthy aging. Some potential projects students can work on are listed below, and can be used for either Kin 180 or Kin 198 credit:

-Teaching Classes: Student-run classes begin this semester on topics including physical activity, nutrition, health behaviors, etc. for seniors, which will overall promote healthy aging. Some classes are in place already and others need to be started. Students will help develop and teach the classes.

-Fitness Checks: Students would perform fitness checks for seniors, as well as write up individualized reports for each of them. Write-ups will include information on strengths and weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement. Since many of the seniors will be taking part in the new classes, it would be beneficial to have these checks done twice during the semester to look for improvements.

-Health Fair: Students would plan and execute a health fair, which can include students from other departments as well as professionals in the community. The objective of this would be to promote healthy aging, and students would also be responsible for advertising the event at other senior centers and the community to build awareness both of the event and the center.

There are other available projects for students to help the center with, but these are the main things that pertain to kinesiology. Interested students should contact Amy Jewett, Senior Wellness Coordinator, Northside Senior Center, amynjewett@gmail.com. The center is close to campus, located on 6th Street just outside of Japan Town, and days/times for internships are flexible.

Student Internship Opportunities with Stanford School of Medicine

There are two incredible internship opportunity available through the Stanford School of Medicine in the Stanford Prevention Research Center Solution Science Group for college students. One is an Assistant Coaching Position for an Obesity Prevention Research Study called Stanford GOALS. The other is working as a Health Educator for the same study. Please forward the attached information to professors, staff and students you think would be interested. Internships start on Monday, January 7th, 2012 and will continue recruitment through the end of the school year.

Assistant Coach Position Description:

The Stanford Prevention Research Center is seeking an Assistant Coach to assist in the implementation of an after school team sports program. The after school team sports program will be implemented at multiple community centers serving low-income, ethnically-diverse families in the East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City areas. It is one element of a large-scale, multi-component, NIH- funded randomized controlled trial. Children will be 7-11 years old at the onset and will participate for three years.

Qualifications: 

• Working towards BA/BS in the biological, physical, social sciences or other quantitative subjects required.
• Prefer candidates to be fluent in English and Spanish.

• Requires experience coaching or playing on a competitive sports team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prefer candidates with experience working with low-income ethnically diverse families.
• Minimum of 1 semester commitment preferred.

 

Health Educator Position Description:

The Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University seeks Heath Educator Interns to join a multi-disciplinary team performing community-based intervention trials for overweight children and their families. The Health Educator will be responsible for working with kids to educate them and their families to make lifestyle changes that will promote weight loss among overweight children. Some of the events will include family fun nights, special athletic sporting events, and newsletter preparation.

Qualifications:

• Working towards BA/BS in the biological, physical, social sciences or other quantitative subjects required.
• Prefer candidates to be fluent in English and Spanish.
• Requires the ability to follow research protocol.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Requires flexibility to work some non-standard hours including evenings and weekends.
• Prefer candidates with experience working with low-income ethnically diverse families.
• Minimum of 1 semester commitment preferred.

Please contact Kelly Burke (kburke1@stanford.edu ) for more information.

CHAMP Sponsors Senior Wellness Fair October 24

 

By: Sadhna Diwan on behalf of CHAMP and CommUniverCity faculty and students

CHAMP faculty invites you to visit the Senior Wellness Fair co-hosted this year by CHAMP, CommUniverCity and the Santa Clara County Department of Adult & Aging Services (DAAS).

When:  October 24, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Where: Roosevelt Community Center, 901 E. Santa Clara Street (between 19th and 21st)

Students and faculty from Health Science, Kinesiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and Social Work are participating to provide health and wellness screenings, education, and physical activity demonstrations to seniors from the East San Jose neighborhood.

We invite you to come and support your students and faculty, and learn about how your department might participate in future CHAMP and CommUniverCity activities.

Remember healthy aging is for everyone – if you aren’t older already, soon enough you will be! And you’ll learn about important resources available in the community to promote healthy aging for us all. So come by and check us out on October 24th at the Roosevelt Center!

The mission of the Center is to promote healthy aging among multicultural and diverse populations living in the San Francisco Bay area. With faculty affiliates from all academic disciplines at SJSU, the Center facilitates interdisciplinary aging research, education and training, and strategic partnerships with community-based organizations working with older adults.

CHAMP is housed in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts which is home to applied and professional disciplines serving dynamic societal needs and dedicated to promoting a healthy, ethical, and enlightened global community through innovative application of knowledge and scholarship.

CHAMP-CommUniverCity Senior Wellness Fair Flyer-2012