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Health Leaders Fellowship

Practicum Overview

Purpose of the Practicum

• For fellows to gain hands on experience putting

into practice the information and skills gained during the program

• To work on real campaigns that impact

environmental health in our state and communities

Requirements

• Time commitment: minimum 20 hours
• Time frame: Now- end of January 2019
• Practicum projects must:

– Be related to subject matter covered during the fellowship i.e. toxics, climate and energy, or sustainable food systems – Use a combination of civic engagement skills learned throughout the program i.e. campaign planning, public policy actions, media and communications training, or campaigns to make change within an institution

• Practicum projects may be:

– One larger guided practicum project completed individually or in teams focusing on one issue area – A combination of civic engagement activities selected from the practicum passport document in consult with EC staff (on one or more topics)

Example Passport Option 1

Single issue area: Energy and Climate

• Person engages in candidate education

meetings related to climate and energy

• Provide public comment to the Michigan

Public Service Commission on importance of energy legislation and health outcomes

• Writes and submits an LTE to their local

newspaper on the health implications of climate change

Example Passport Option 2

Combination of issue areas

• Meet with institution leaders to connect them with a

local community-based food initiatives

• Provide a quote for a press release on the

connections between energy production and health

• utcomes
• Person engages in candidate education meetings

related to childhood lead poisoning

Next Steps

• Review Practicum Passport document and

practicum information on the HLF web page

• One-on-one phone calls to discuss and

determine areas of interest

• Time frame: July-September