PDI is seeking Nutrition Education/Community Health Intern will work closely with PDI’s Case Manager on coordinating and conducting outreach activities. PDI’s patients are young children and developmentally disabled adults, including Hispanic, Native American and low-income individuals. PDI’s outreach activities are intended to provide patients and their families with information regarding effective prevention of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) through nutrition and achieving better overall access to healthcare. Nutrition Education/Community Health Interns’ outreach activities include, but are not limited to:
• conducting fun activities and distributing information at public community events,
• giving presentations at parenting classes and other venues, and
• patient outreach through in-home visits with the families of patients.

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!

Currently Accepting Applications. Materials should include a cover letter, resume, and three references complete with contact information. Specify your top three preferred internship positions in your cover letter. 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