Advocacy Internship:
Working alongside experienced PDI staff, the Advocacy Intern will have the opportunity to work directly with community members to engage them in the movement for greater access to health care and gain an understanding of how to develop state and national public awareness campaigns and other grassroots efforts. The scope of the Advocacy Intern’s work includes:
• brainstorming creative and innovative ways to involve students and community members in the campaign to oppose Medi-Cal cuts in the Governor’s budget,
• creating informational and promotional materials for PDI’s efforts to increase access to care,
• cultivating partnerships and collaborations with businesses and public health advocacy efforts across the country,
• preparing persuasive letters to convince politicians of the importance of guaranteeing equal access to health care for low-income families, and
• lobbying politicians on the state and federal levels.

Qualifications:
• Commitment to social justice and equality of access to healthcare
• Strong research, analytical, writing and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Reliable and organized
• Creativity and initiative developing ideas and projects
• Reliable transportation (preferred)

Apply to the PDI Internship Program and join the front lines of an innovative, community-based movement to increase access to health care and prevention education for low-income families, and one of the premier internship programs in the Healdsburg-Windsor-Sonoma County area. The PDI Internship Program is a formalized leadership development effort focused on training future leaders to serve low-income families in need of greater access to healthcare. While primary focus is on oral health, PDI works in conjunction with the movement for increased access to all health care. Based out of PDI’s Windsor, CA office, our Internship Program is training the leaders of tomorrow to advocate and serve, while providing a passionate and supportive working environment. Interns come from local areas as well as states across the country and other countries such as Mexico and Chile, with backgrounds ranging from undergraduate to law students, attorneys, AmeriCorps members, immigrants, migrant workers, marathon runners, artists, community liaisons, child advocates and health care professionals.
The Internship Program operates in 3 sessions/year:
• Spring Session (January-May)
• Summer Session (June-August)
• Fall Session (September-December)
For each session, 3-5 Interns are selected through a competitive application process. Applicants, ranging from undergraduate students to retired attorneys are submitted from around the world and throughout the United States. At the beginning of each session, Interns receive 10 hours of intensive training on pediatric dental decay as well program-specific training related to their particular position. Once trained, interns are integrated into the daily operations of their program and engage in meaningful projects and continuing education activities within the equal access to healthcare movement. All internships are unpaid, and most are designed as full-time positions. Since the internship program's inception in Spring 2003, 5 Interns have completed the Internship Program, many of whom have gone on to take prominent positions in healthcare reform and advocacy. You can help make a child smile!

Materials should include a cover letter, resume, and two references complete with contact information. Application information can be sent via email, fax or mail. Send applications to:

The Pediatric Dental Initiative
(Attn: Kerri Freschet, Volunteer Coordinator)
1360 19th Hole Dr. Suite 205
Windsor, CA 95492

Telephone: (707)838-3058
Fax: (707)837-8877
info@pedidental.org
(Write “internship” in the subject line)