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Internships
and Volunteering
Possible Volunteer/Intern
Opportunities with
the Lead Action Collaborative Children's Health and Housing Fair:
To be held during Lead Poisoning Prevention Week July 2003. Help
is needed with all aspects of the planning and implimentation of
the day. This includes:
1. Outreach to community groups
and individuals to attend and participate
2. Coordination of games, music, presentations, health van, pony
rides, etc.
3. Coordination of finding sponsorship for prizes, food, drinks,
music, etc.
4. Facilitating the day of the event
5. Coordination of publicity and follow-up
Community Needs Assessment Research:
Help will be needed to design and carry out community needs assessment
research. Specifically, LAC will be conducting research to explore
the following:
1. What the barriers are to receiving
help for lead poisoned children
2. What the barriers are to receiving help for making homes lead
safe
3. What types of resources are needed for existing programs
4. What role LAC can play in facilitating the goals of community
groups
Community Outreach:
- Working to increase LAC連 visibility
in the community,
- Getting more community organizations
involved in LAC activities and other children連 health-related
activities in the Boston area
- Exploring new potential collaborators
and Steering Committee members Advocacy Outreach
- Working with communities to increase
their ability to advocate for funding and change within the legal
system.
- Working to increase the issue of
childhood lead poisoning in various governmental bodies including
the Statehouse, Governor連 Office, and Attorney General連 Office.
- Working on a State-wide media campaign
to raise awareness about lead
- Exploring the Precautionary Principle
and how it applies to lead
Advocacy Outreach:
- Working with communities to increase
their ability to advocate for funding and change within the legal
system.
- Working to increase the issue of
childhood lead poisoning in various governmental bodies including
the Statehouse, Governor連 Office, and Attorney General連 Office.
- Working on a State-wide media campaign
to raise awareness about lead
- Exploring the Precautionary Principle
and how it applies to lead
For more information please contact:
Skye Schulte
Tufts Institute of the Environment
Phone: (617) 627-4679
E-mail: LAC@ tufts.edu
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