Company: Pan American Health Organization
Address: 525 23rd St. NW
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: Part-time, Unpaid
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Description
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.
Responsibilities
Specific Deliverables
* Create an original concept for patient education materials targeting school teachers and lay health workers
* Design dissemination materials such as flyers, pamphlets on health promotion and disease prevention
Requirements
The internship is an unpaid opportunity for 2012. Flexible schedule. The intern will have to work in the design of health related educational materials. Brainstorming and mocking up design ideas and present them to project coordinator and senior advisor. Must have access to computer software to execute his/her designs. PAHO will keep the copyrights of the materials developed under this internship; however the intern will be able to use them ONLY for academic purposes.
