The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law is accepting
internship applications for Spring 2009 and Summer 2009.
Applications are welcome from law students and graduate students
in public health and public policy or a related field. Interns will be supervised by Abigail
English, a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in the legal rights
of children and adolescents. The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law is
a national nonprofit legal and policy organization that promotes the health
of adolescents and their access to comprehensive health care. The Center
conducts research, analyzes legal and policy issues, prepares publications,
provides training and technical assistance, and engages in advocacy. The
Center's work focuses on two broad substantive areas: consent and
confidentiality; and financial access to care. The Center's work emphasizes
the needs of vulnerable populations of adolescents.
Projects: The Center's current major projects are focused in the
following areas:
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Immunizations
for adolescents, including the new HPV vaccine
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Health care for
homeless youth, former foster youth, and other disconnected youth
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HIV prevention,
diagnostic, and treatment services for vulnerable adolescents
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Consent for
health services for adolescents
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Confidentiality
protections in health services for adolescents
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Participation of adolescents in
biomedical and behavioral research studies
Activities: Interns will assist the Center with one or more
of the following activities:
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Legal and policy research and analysis of issues related to Medicaid,
the State Children's Health Insurance Program, publicly funded health care
safety net programs, state minor consent laws, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and
other confidentiality laws and policies.
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Development of written memoranda, fact sheets, policy issue briefs,
and other written materials designed to reach a broad range of audiences
including advocates, policy makers, researchers, health care
providers, and other youth-serving professionals
Application Procedures:
Students who are interested in applying for an internship for Spring 2009
and Summer 2009 should
submit the following information:
- Cover Letter indicating the time period for which they
are applying
- Resume
- Contact information for three references
- Brief writing sample
The application materials can be submitted either by e-mail or regular
mail to: |
