LPHI is nonprofit organization located in downtown New Orleans that serves as a partner and convener to improve population-level health outcomes. Their mission is to promote and improve health and quality of life through diverse public-private partnerships with government, foundations, academia, community groups and private businesses at the community, parish and state levels. LPHI coordinates and manages public health programs and initiatives in the areas of health systems development and health promotion/disease prevention and provides an array of services to help meet the needs of local and national partner organizations.

Evaluation is an imperative component of any public health initiative. LPHI's Division of Evaluation and Research manages many on-going studies that are operated by teams consisting of directors, managers, coordinators, and research assistants. One of LPHI's largest research initiatives that will continue to develop over the next several years is its Community Health Big Database. With partners at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, this Big Data initiative will focus on organizing and analyzing primary and secondary data at the New Orleans neighborhood level, and will be used to answer questions about factors leading to health disparities around the city. The development of this database will enable data that is typically not analyzed together to be aggregated to provide a more holistic picture of the community's health and resources.

Several of LPHI's primary data collection projects will feed into this Big Data initiative. The Research Assistants that go into the field and collect the data for these projects are essential components to this project. The research opportunities at LPHI grant first-hand experience in primary data collection and exposure to non-profit community work. The following projects are in need of Research Assistants:

Job Descriptions: Research Assistants will assist in the strategic planning process. Data Collectors will assist build a database of potential community partners such as tax exempt organizations and neighborhood associations.

Responsibilities:

1, Attend one, one-hour orientation in Spring 2014

2. Attend bi-weekly meetings with HCC staff

Basic Requirements:

• Personally-motivated
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Detail oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Punctuality and availability
• Flexible and quick to adapt to changes
• Excellent follow-up skills

Geoff Brien, gbrien@lphi.org

Region 1 TFL Manager

Other research opportunities with LPHI include:

The New Orleans Point-Of Sale Project, directed by the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living

The School Food Authority Evaluation, directed by School Health Connection

 *The above two positions will not qualify as public service activities for academic and public service credit at Tulane.

Today the world is a complex system of worldwide communication and exchange. The importance of intercultural and international communication has increased during recent decades.

There always exists the knowledge gap of foreign cultures and customs. That is why it is important to provide a certain bridge between different cultures. International Culture & Education Exchange Corporation is designed to serve as a bridge to trans-cultural understanding through educational programs. The International Culture and Education Exchange Corporation is a non-profit organization. It was developed to promote school students global knowledge, multi-cultural understanding, and to provide an opportunity to both country's students through cultural and educational exchange.

Major Tasks:

• Promotion of Cultural Exchange
• Introduction of Foreign and American Culture
• Cultural and Academic Exchange
• Trans-Cultural Intellectual Exchange
• Intercultural Lectures and Seminars
• Youth Exchange Programs

For more information, contact Kate Zhang: kxlz68@gmail.com. 

To apply for this position please send a resume and cover letter to intern@coreusa.org with the subject heading: Network Research Intern.

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