Mackenzie Abramson completed an internship with Green Advantage, The Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity and The Nevada Public Health Training Center to evaluate the effectiveness of a Pre-Construction Risk Assessment/Infection Control Risk Assessment (PCRA/ICRA) certificate program.
Alexa Roy completed her MPH internship project with the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership where she sought to learn more about the mental health of older LGBTQ adults, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carah Solemsaas completed an internship project with the NVPHTC where she worked on the Nevada Public Health Workforce Health Equity Needs Assessment.
Blanca Plascencia-Reyna completed a needs and asset assessment of Latinos in Northern Nevada with the Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada Reno.
Identifying & prioritizing factors that influence missed appointments in a rural American Indian HCF
Dominic Clichee, DrPH(c), MPH, completed an internship with Tsehootsooi Medical Center where he conducted an analysis of de-identified patient records to predict factors that influence missed appointments in a rural American Indian healthcare facility.
Hannah Scott completed an internship with Colibri Center for Human Rights, where she wrote a policy brief about the immigration policy migrant protection protocol, also known as the “Remain in Mexico Policy.”
Megan Bernardo completed an internship with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, where she created a strategic plan to more effectively implement the Synar Amendment.
Rosalie Abeng completed an internship with the Nevada Department of Public Health where she developed resources for the Nevada Home Visiting Program, and developed a community engagement plan to reduce congenital syphilis in Nevada.
Alexis Wait completed an internship with Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center – Arizona (Pacific AETC – AZ) where she supported the Arizona 2021 HIV STI TB Clinical Update.
Communication Analysis & Strategy Recommendation for LatinX Health Action Network by Lizbeth Vasquez
Lizbeth Vasquez completed an internship with LatinX Health Action Network where she conducted a communication analysis and composed communication strategy recommendations to address different communication disparities in Latinx communities.