This just in from Nutrition alumnus Craig Willingham, MPH! Job Description Position Description: Shop Healthy NYC is a New York City Health Department initiative that aims to increase access to healthy food and engage residents and organizations to support sustainable food retail change in their community. The program, launched in 2012, grew out of years of intensive work with more than 1,000 retailers in high-need communities of the city, and targets multiple types of food retailers. To ensure a long-term impact on food access, Shop Healthy NYC aims to influence supply and demand by: 1) reaching out to food retailers to increase stock and promotion of healthy foods, including intensively working with stores to meet specific criteria; 2) collaborating with distributors and suppliers to facilitate wholesale purchases and widespread promotion of healthy foods; 3) engaging community constituents (customers) to support participating retailers and increase neighborhood access to healthy foods. Shop Healthy NYC is seeking interns to assist with the second prong of this approach-work with distributors. Working with distributors to identify and promote healthier items to their retailers is an essential component of this work. Interns will assist with any and all aspects including data collection, data entry, and materials development and distribution. Interns have the opportunity to attend other Health Department talks and lectures, including Shop Healthy NYC program meetings, Food Access and Community Health staff meetings, Chronic Disease Grand Rounds and Epidemiology Grand Rounds. Responsibilities: * Record Nutrition Facts panel information. * Enter data into database based on detailed protocol. * Search websites for data. * Perform basic electronic file management (print, PDF, save documents on server, etc.). * Conduct outreach visits to distributor warehouses and stores to collect nutrition information as needed. * Conduct outreach visits to stores and collect street intercept data to support the community outreach portion of this program as needed. * Assist with scheduling and preparing for meetings with large distributors and manufacturers. Qualifications & Requirements: * Candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. * Solid organizational skills with keen attention to detail. * Strong communication skills. * Preferred: data entry experience & high proficiency in Microsoft Office * Interest in nutrition, public policy or public health desirable. * Candidate should be willing to travel to distributor warehouses and stores citywide and work out of the Health Department's Long Island City office. To apply: Deadline is January 6th, 2014. To apply, email Craig at [log in to unmask] with F.R. Internship in subject line. Include the following items: * Resume * Cover letter * 3 References (names, relationship, phone number and email Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN Professor MPH and DPH Advisor CUNY School of Public Health Hunter College and The CUNY Graduate Center 2180 Third Avenue (room 609) New York, NY 10035 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> The MPH in Public Health Nutrition at Hunter <http://www.cuny.edu/site/sph/hunter-college/a-programs/graduate/nutrition/nutrition-mph.html> The DPH at the Graduate Center NB: nutrition specialization <http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Public-Health-(DPH)> Subscribe to or unsubscribe from our listserv, NFS-L: Click here: LISTSERV 16.0 - Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the NFS-L List<https://hunter.listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa-hc.exe?SUBED1=NFS-L&A=1>