Internships at Heath Outreach Partners

Health Outreach Partners offers internship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students periodically throughout the year.

Why Intern at HOP

For interns looking to gain hands-on experience in advancing health equity, HOP offers the opportunity to work alongside passionate, mission-driven leaders. Interns develop professional competencies, build practical skills, and make a real impact in underserved communities in a supportive and collaborative environment.nities.

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“I liked being able to get a big-picture look at the operations of a non-profit. I hadn’t had much exposure to business, but I had a chance to see a little of everything. I learned to understand enough to explain to others. Gratifying to do tangible work- for the good of the organization. Favorite project: writing the fundraising emails. There was a creative component that was awesome.”

– Z.R.
“I liked the creativity that was given to me to start a project, make it my own, and create a step-by-step process that the organization would use.”

– L.B.

What to expect as an intern?

Program for interns to support

  • Outreach
  • Transportation
  • Organizational Self-care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Remediation
  • Nutrition Security
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Emergency Preparedness

Typical Projects

  • Process Development
  • Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Public Health Communications
  • Training Content Development
  • Health Education Resource Development
  • Program Planning and Evaluation

Professional Competencies

  • Relationship Building
  • Project Management
  • Presentation Skills Development
  • Public Speaking
  • Technical Skills
  • Professional Communication
  • Written Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

Interested in Interning at HOP?

Fill out the form below and we will get back to you if we have any open spots available.

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Our Three Partner Universities 

San Jose State University
San Jose State University
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“I felt very welcomed by the team. I felt at home right away. I liked the small team and felt it was good for networking as a student. Close-knit partnerships were encouraged.”

– J.C.
“My overall internship experience was fantastic. HOP is organized and proactive about the internship program; the staff and leadership were approachable and ensured I was included in all relevant communications and meetings. I felt encouraged/empowered to ask questions or give comments/feedback to any staff member at HOP. My supervisor was communicative and available anytime I needed support.”

– A.A.

Health Outreach Partners Intern Alumni:

We are proud of the interns that have joined us through the years and want to share some of their accomplishments and recent updates below.

Joanna Wang

Joanna Wang

2025

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Joanna returned to HOP in the spring of 2025 after graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in Public Health. Joanna first volunteered with HOP in 2021, when she launched our first Instagram account and grew our followers from just 10 people (mostly staff) to more than 125 in under six weeks. We were thrilled to welcome her back after she earned her bachelor’s degree and before she began her first professional role.

During her time at HOP this spring, Joanna conducted extensive research on Nebraska’s health center patient populations and social service referral patterns. She also explored social needs mapping and collaborated with our team to develop content for an upcoming training webinar for Nebraska health centers. The training was a huge success largely due to Joanna’s contributions.

K'sha Brown

K'sha Brown

2025

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K’sha joined HOP as an undergraduate intern during her senior year while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at San Francisco State University in the spring of 2025. During her internship, she managed HOP’s social media accounts and public health awareness calendar, and supported our communications efforts by drafting marketing emails and researching content for future posts—ensuring each piece elevated awareness of HOP’s work.

K’sha also conducted extensive research and a literature review to support our program team in developing a new initiative focused on Childhood Nutrition and Obesity Awareness. In addition, she played a key role in planning the Spring Agricultural Worker Health Symposium, including outreach for sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. K’sha graduated from SFSU in May 2025.

Juan Jose Rodriquez

Juan Jose Rodriquez

2025

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Juan joined HOP as an undergraduate intern while pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Public Health at San Francisco State University. During the fall of 2024, he managed HOP’s social media accounts and public health awareness calendar. He also supported our communications efforts by drafting marketing emails and researching content for future posts. Notably, Juan initiated HOP’s use of the Buffer platform and developed an administrative process to ensure its effective and consistent use.
Aayushi Sett

Aayushi Sett

2025

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During the 2024–2025 academic year, Aayushi interned with HOP while pursuing her Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of San Francisco. She played a key role in supporting three major projects: the Cervical Cancer Webinar, the Silent Crisis update, and the Transportation Toolkit. Aayushi contributed significantly to the planning and research phases of each, demonstrating strong organization, clear communication, and attention to detail. She drafted learning objectives, created presentation slides, and helped vet the subject matter expert for the webinar. She also updated and reformatted the Silent Crisis and Transportation Toolkit to reflect current information, ensuring the content was accessible and accurate.
Julieta Cabrera

Julieta Cabrera

2024

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Julieta joined HOP as an undergraduate intern while pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Public Health at San Francisco State University. During the summer of 2024, she managed HOP’s social media accounts and public health awareness calendar. Julieta drafted and scheduled six months of social media content, supported communications research, and designed posts to align with outreach goals. She also documented the social media workflow, updated the public health calendar, and trained staff on how to use Asana to coordinate and publish content.
Litzi Bravo

Litzi Bravo

2024

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Litzi joined HOP as an undergraduate intern while pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Public Health at San Francisco State University. During the spring of 2024, she managed HOP’s social media accounts and finalized the organization’s public health awareness calendar. Litzi drafted and scheduled six months of content, supported communications research, and designed posts aligned with outreach goals. She played a key role in marketing HOP’s new mission statement and developed a branded slide template to enhance the consistency of our training materials.
Christabel Akwetey

Christabel Akwetey

2023

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Christabel joined HOP as an undergraduate intern from San José State University in the fall of 2023. She played a key role in managing several projects, particularly on the logistical and technical side. One of her most notable contributions was planning, recording, and editing HOP’s latest podcast episode on Long COVID. Throughout her internship, Christabel became the go-to team member for tech support, webinar logistics, and video editing, bringing reliability and skill to every assignment.
Jacquline Tran

Jacquline Tran

2023

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Jacqueline worked with HOP in the summer of 2023 as an undergraduate Intern, pursuing her studies at San Jose St. University. She contributed her audio-visual talents to our Transportation Stories resource, as well as conducted research on trending public health topics for HOP projects.
Sara Stevens

Sara Stevens

2023

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Sara Stevens joined HOP as an undergraduate intern while pursuing her bachelors of science in Public Health with a minor in Psychology at San Jose St. University. During the summer of 2023, she conducted thorough research to support HOP’s fundraising efforts and sought out potential opportunities from foundations. Sara also supported HOP’s Social Media and communications through building marketing emails and researching future posts.
Charmaine Bayalan

Charmaine Bayalan

2023

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Charmaine Bayalan worked as an undergraduate intern during the summer of 2023. She joined HOP as a rising junior at Yale University majoring in History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. Her work during this time focused on the background of health equity within the transportation industry, especially as it relates to accessing health care.
Ushuu Namarra

Ushuu Namarra

2023

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Ushuu Namarra joined HOP in the summer of 2023 as a rising junior at Yale University studying the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Her HOP work consisted mainly of researching the historical context of health disparities in our nation’s public health past, present, and future.
Laura Campos

Laura Campos

2023

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Laura Campos worked with HOP as a Graduate Intern from January – May 2023 while completing her MPH from Northern Illinois University. Laura had a hand in several HOP projects, including updating the Outreach and Enrollment curriculum to reflect 2023 priorities, as well as utilizing her skills developed as an MPH student to analyze and suggest changes to HOP’s evaluation processes.
Alysa Aguilar-Hernandez

Alysa Aguilar-Hernandez

2023

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Alysa Aguilar-Hernandez interned with HOP from March – May 2023 during her final semester as an undergraduate studying public health at San Francisco State University. Alysa got a well-rounded exposure to HOP’s work, making a big impact in departments from communications to program planning. Alysa worked alongside our program staff to plan content, organize logistics and participated in our Organizational Self-Care Learning Collaborative. She also contributed to research for various projects.
Nadeen Makhael

Nadeen Makhael

2023

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Nadeen worked with HOP from December 2022 – June 2023. She was instrumental in updating HOP’s Outreach and Enrollment curriculum, conducting extensive research on the changes facing states with Medicaid redetermination following the ending of the public health emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the role that community health center staff and community health workers will have to mitigate the impact of these changes.
Camille Cline

Camille Cline

2023

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Camille was a Communications Intern during the summer of 2022 while working towards her undergraduate degree in Public Health from San Diego State University. Her efforts on the communications team were focused on HOP’s 2022 update of its website, completed in November 2022. Camille also worked on creating a communications calendar and updating HOP’s social media across its accounts.
Zaharaa Altwaij

Zaharaa Altwaij

2022

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Zaharaa worked at HOP as an intern during the summer of 2022 while pursuing her undergraduate degree from Yale University. She primarily spent her time as an intern developing content for the Structural Competency Training Curriculum, with a focus on conducting research covering White Supremacy and the Model Minority Myth.
Deanna Canales

Deanna Canales

2022

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Deanna Canales joined HOP as a graduate intern during the summer of 2022 while she was an MPH student at San Jose State University. Deanna’s primary focus was planning, recruiting participants, and conducting interviews for HOP’s resource on transportation “Telling Their Stories”. She also contributed to HOP’s communication and evaluation efforts, providing updates and insight from her graduate work. In March of 2023, HOP was proud to bring on Deanna as a Project Manager and a full-time member of the HOP team!
Zoe Rosales

Zoe Rosales

2022

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Zoe worked as a Fundraising Intern during the summer of 2022 during her time majoring in Nursing as an undergraduate at Georgetown University. She worked closely with HOP’s executive director on fundraising efforts, including researching potential fundraisers and donors, crafting marketing emails, and sending communications for fundraising campaigns.
Vanessa Reeves

Vanessa Reeves

2021

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Vanessa interned at HOP during the fall of 2021 as an undergraduate student majoring in public health at San Jose State University. She worked closely with HOP’s executive director on the Special and Vulnerable Population-Diabetes Task Force National Learning Webinar Series. In this role she managed the technical aspects of registration and evaluation as well as contributed to the Enabling Services content. Vanessa also designed HOP’s Strategic Plan publication for our Board of Directors.
Jayvon Moore

Jayvon Moore

2020

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Jayvon worked with HOP during the summer of 2020 as an MPH student at San Jose St. University. He primarily worked on developing HOP’s Organizational Self-Care resource alongside HOP Project Managers. He also contributed to HOP program work through his writing and live facilitation.

Interested in Interning at HOP?

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