2013-01-09 12:05

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Contact
Heather Atteberry
Heather.N.Atteberry@uth.tmc.edu
512.482.6169
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, 3445 Executive Center Drive, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78731

Posted January 9, 2013

Pay: Unpaid

Skills Required
See Description

Include in Application
Please include a resume and cover letter with your application for the Live Smart Texas internship position.

Internship Type
Non-Profit

 

Live Smart Texas (LST) is a coalition of Texas organizations focused on addressing the state’s obesity epidemic, especially in children, through collaboration.  A convergence of social, political, economic, and programmatic interests led to the formation of the coalition in 2007.  Today 120 unique organizations across the state of Texas are coalition members.  Our members represent all key sectors including policy, educational institutions, state organizations, research centers, professional associations, and local community groups.  Live Smart Texas members share the belief that collaborations can achieve better outcomes than individual entities working on their own.  
 
Live Smart Texas OBJECTIVE:
In line with the Healthy People 2020 goal of reducing the proportion of children and adolescents who are considered obese by 10%, the objective of Live Smart Texas is to achieve:
•15% prevalence of obesity in Texas school-aged children by 2015 (15 by 2015) 
•10% prevalence of obesity in Texas school-aged children by 2020 (10 by 2020)

Duties:

Job Responsibilities:
•Work with key staff and steering committee members to evaluate the existing coalition brand
•Develop a media relations strategy
•Create a plan for a coalition website and map of membership
•Present strategic plan and brand evaluation findings to LST steering committee and/or full membership

Skills:

Preferred Qualifications:
Someone who…
•Is interested in working with non-profits, coalitions, or health focused organizations in the future
•Is interested in community/state level work
• Has strong written and oral communication skills
•Has experience with website creation and maintenance
•Has experience with marketing and graphic design
•Has their own laptop and is willing to work from different workstations
•Is comfortable working in a fluid environment