{"id":2482,"date":"2021-07-13T20:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:22:30","slug":"jansen-24-noble-county-health-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/2021\/07\/13\/jansen-24-noble-county-health-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"Jansen &#8217;24 &#8211; Noble County Health Dept."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ben Jansen &#8217;24 &#8212; <\/em>Working at the Noble County Health Department, I have been given a hodge-podge of tasks to complete with my time here. All these tasks have been interesting to me because they are new experiences, meaning I am learning a lot. First, I was tasked with data analytics. I oversaw researching the county\u2019s number of COVID cases by location, demographic, and time. In the process, I made a helpful video to visualize the spread of COVID-19 around the county throughout the pandemic. Next, I was tasked with marketing. I had to work on updating billboards and other signage around the county to advertise vaccines. Along the same lines, I oversaw the development of the department\u2019s Facebook page from almost the ground up. Now our Facebook is on a routine posting schedule and has been influential in gaining interest in mobile vaccine clinics that we have held. Finally, I have been tasked with aiding in our COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Tasks for this include planning, setting up, and running these clinics all around the county. We have only had one of the four planned clinics, but we had a great turnout at this event so it will be exciting to see how many more people we can help throughout the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One special experience that I had was the other day. The health department threw together a celebration for all the volunteers that helped at the vaccine clinic since January of this year. For this event, I oversaw the planning of some logistics, making certificates, making a thank you video to the volunteers, setting up, and serving the volunteers while there. This event was a great success. It was heartwarming to be able to give back to all the citizens of Noble County who have given so much of their time to help others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, I have learned a lot. I not only have learned about data analytics, marketing, or event planning, but about the importance of public health and how the county works to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">improve upon this every day. From food inspections to vaccine clinics, all the workings in the health department are to better serve the residents where I live. Every day I am happy to learn about how our county is taking measures to be safe and aid in the process. As a person who was not originally well versed in marketing or event planning, I realized from this internship that anyone can practice public health at a level well enough to protect others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Jansen &#8217;24 &#8212; Working at the Noble County Health Department, I have been given a hodge-podge of tasks to complete with my time here. 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