Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellowship

Uniting research, analysis, and advocacy to change the world!

We are currently accepting
applications<http://healthjustice.centerforpolicyanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/APPLICATION-FORM-LISA-KERNAN-SOCIAL-JUSTICE-FELLOWSHIP-2013.doc>for
the Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program to honor the life and
work of Lisa Devereux Kernan. Fellowships will be provided for a four week
Program in the late Spring to early Summer 2013 to two outstanding students
with a demonstrated commitment to social justice.
**

*Due date for application: **April 5, 2013**.*

Eligibility: Open to graduate students or exceptional undergraduate Seniors
and Juniors aspiring to careers in public health, health care, law, public
policy or related subjects, and who are dedicated to improving the health
of individuals and communities and promoting social justice in the United
States and globally.

Fellows will receive a stipend of $1,000 for the Program.

The Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program is coordinated by the Center
for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit research, education, and advocacy center
dedicated to protecting and improving health, promoting social justice, and
sustaining access to health care and other vital human services, and
located in the Presidio, in San Francisco, California.

Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows will participate in a four week Program
in late Spring – early Summer 2013 that will involve full-time work,
including work on a Trust Women/Silver Ribbon Campaign, CPATH Trade and
Health, or EQUAL Health Care project, Fellowship mentoring, and graduate
level instruction. Fellows will work directly on projects of the Center for
Policy Analysis, and may participate in conducting workshops and briefings
with and for advocacy groups, health professionals, and legislators.

Examples of projects on which Kernan Fellows may work include:

   - *Trust Women/Silver Ribbon Campaign* – Our Campaign is creating a
   national communications and advocacy network that unifies reproductive
   health groups, and engages women and the men who trust them to make the
   right decisions for their health. (url: oursilverribbon.org)


   - *CPATH* Trade and Health Project examining proposals regarding access
   to public health, tobacco control, essential medicines, and related issues
   in pending trade agreements, including the Trans Pacific Partnership. (url:
   www.cpath.org)


   - *EQUAL Health Network* – A project bringing a strong public voice for
   implementation of national health care reform, including advocacy for
   reproductive health care and inclusion of immigrants, and single payer
   proposals. (url: www.equalhealth.info)

*To be eligible for consideration, applicants must complete the application
– click to downlod the APPLICATION FORM, LISA KERNAN SOCIAL JUSTICE
FELLOWSHIP 2013<http://healthjustice.centerforpolicyanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/APPLICATION-FORM-LISA-KERNAN-SOCIAL-JUSTICE-FELLOWSHIP-2013.doc>
** – and submit the completed application with 1-2 letters of reference by
April 5, 2013 by email to: [log in to unmask] *

* subject: Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program*

http://www.centerforpolicyanalysis.org/index.php/2011/03/lisa-kernan-social-justice-fellowship-program/

*Center for Policy Analysis, P.O. Box 29586, San Francisco, CA 94129-0586 *

*Ellen R. Shaffer & Joe Brenner, Co-Directors Phone: 415-922-6204*
Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH
Co-Director, Center for Policy Analysis
San Francisco Presidio
P.O. Box 29586
San Francisco, CA 94129-0586
Phone 415-922-6204
cell: 415-680-4603
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