Role Title: Health Promotion Policy Intern — The Commercial Determiants of Health
Organisation: Healthway (The Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation)
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Subiaco
The objective of the project is to align Healthway’s role as the agency dedicated to preventative health and health promotion, with the commercial determinants of health, that is – drawing the strategic alignment between the two.
The project will result in the following outputs:
1. Healthway Position Statement (or also referred to as Background Paper) on Preventative Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health
2. Create a Presentation and Present to Healthway staff
3. Draft a Briefing Note to the Minister on the Position Statement
4. Draft a Memo to the CEO of Healthway on the Position Statement
A detailed breakdown of this project and a timeline will be given to the intern.
Healthway is a State Government agency solely dedicated to health promotion and preventative health efforts in Western Australia. Healthway leads policy and advocacy for health promotion, as well as partnering with arts, sport, research and community organisations to fund health promotion programs and research to support good health and wellbeing in the community.