Linda Conlon (Oneida County Health Department / Northern Highland AHEC region) Oneida County Health Department values hosting CHIP interns for several reasons: To foster an environment and learning experience that promotes population-based health care through promotion and education initiatives and behavior-change programs in a variety of settings for the diverse populations represented in Oneida County. …
By: Megan Hakes, AHEC statewide communications assistant MAUSTON- Through her CHIP internship with the Juneau/Adams WIC program, UW–Madison graduate McKenzie Liegel realized her interest in food insecurity and childhood nutrition. Now looking into food distribution methods in Tennessee through AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Liegel is grateful for the related experiences she had through …
By: Megan Hakes, AHEC statewide communications assistant CHIPPEWA FALLS –Now in her last semester in the UW-Eau Claire nursing honors program, Meagan Lechner’s focus is a combination of public health, women’s health, and obstetrics. When she discovered Chippewa County Department of Health’s breastfeeding promotion CHIP internship, she knew it was a perfect fit! Prior to her …
