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2201 Broadway, Suite 502, Oakland, CA  94612               [p] 510 302 3380          [f] 510 444 82

Planning for Healthy Places

2011 Summer Internship

About PHLP:

 

Public Health Law & Policy (PHLP) pioneers innovative ways to leverage law and policy to improvepublic health. We provide practical legal and policy tools – including model laws and policies, factsheets, FAQs, and toolkits, as well as tailored trainings and one-on-one consultation – to help makehealthy communities the norm, not the exception. PHLP’s staff attorneys, urban planners, and policy analysts partner with local, state, and nationalleaders to develop legal and policy solutions to public health challenges. Drawing upon an extensivenetwork of scholars and scientists, PHLP identifies how law and policy can best influence healthoutcomes. We work with advocates, community leaders, health and planning agencies, public andprivate attorneys, and many others to develop practical tools accompanied by customized trainings andtechnical assistance. We capture and share the learning that comes from implementing new policystrategies in local communities and integrate these results to develop future solutions and support. PHLP specializes in laws and policies that affect chronic disease with a particular focus on addressinghealth disparities in low income and communities of color. We are breaking new ground by creatingland use, economic development, and redevelopment tools that can reshape urban and ruralcommunities to improve health outcomes through the planning and development process. In manycommunities, the healthy choice is often not the easy choice – and we see law and policy as criticaltools to ensure that all communities have access to safe, vibrant, and healthy environments. For moreinformation, visit our website at www.phlpnet.org. Planning for Healthy Places (PHP), a project of PHLP, explores community planning solutions toincrease access to healthy foods and physical activity through improvements to the built environment.PHP develops tools for training advocates about the relationship between the built environment andpublic health, and provides technical assistance for creating and implementing land use policies thatsupport healthier communities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

 

  Research and writing on a variety of cutting-edge redevelopment, economic development, and

land use policy issues

  Develop best practices around food system planning at a regional and local level

  Research strategies to reinforce health and community engagement concerns in transportation

planning and climate change legislation

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  Provide research, analysis, and information to strengthen state and local laws and policies to

create healthy, sustainable communities

 

Desired Qualifications:

 

 1st or 2nd year graduate student in city and regional planning or public policy is required

 Familiarity with land use planning processes, including transportation, redevelopment, and

food system planning

 Excellent research, analytic, and writing skills

 Well-organized and detail-oriented

 Available up to 40 hours/week between May 15th through August 15th, 2011(approximately 10

weeks)

 

Compensation:

 This is a non-exempt temporary position and the hourly wage is $19.00. 

How to apply:

 To apply for the 2011 Summer Intern position please email all required information tojobs@phlpnet.org: please include �PHP Summer Intern� in the subject line of the email

 All completed application packets must be received by 5:00 pm PST on Friday, March 18, 2011  The following are required for a complete application packet:

 Resume and Cover letter

 References – Please provide contact information (name, organization, email, andphone number) for three (3) references.

 Writing samples - Please provide, at most, two (2) writing samples. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.  

 

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