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Emma Vann 1

Journal 1 Week of 01/08-01/12


I started my internship at Georgia College’s Center for Health and Social Issues (CHSI) on

Monday, January 8, 2024. Throughout my internship, I will focus on completing a baseline

assessment of the current food service guidelines and landscape in Milledgeville. My internship

is part of a contract with the CHSI and the Department of Public Health and Supporting Health

Initiatives and Nurturing Equity (SHINE) program.

On my first day, Monday, I began by receiving the initial information about the SHINE

program and the milestones and measures that we hope to achieve throughout implementation.

My supervisor, Dr. Damian Francis, reviewed his expectations for me in my position for the first

week. I began studying the material and the examples of food safety guidelines for federal

facilities. I also attended a meeting with Carlos Tobar, the county manager, and Mrs. Davis, a

county commissioner; this meeting was about potential solutions and ideas for the homelessness

crisis we face here in Milledgeville. This was a very eye-opening meeting, and Mr. Tobar and

Mrs. Davis are contacts who can benefit me throughout my internship.

I did not work on Tuesday as the campus was closed. On Wednesday, I was able to

practice my interview skills as I went through the interview process for my intern position. I

loved doing this and felt like it was excellent preparation for future interviews. I continued to

prepare for my meeting on Thursday with people from the Department of Public Health who are

working on the SHINE program. On Thursday, I reviewed before we had the meeting and

finalized my ideas for a stakeholder meeting that I am planning and introduced at our DPH

meeting. I was able to meet with the people from the DPH I would be working with, and it was a

great introduction. In fact, the direct nutrition coordinator I will be working with is a recent
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Public Health graduate from here, and I thought it was fascinating. I am looking forward to being

able to work with her this semester!

Our meeting went great, and I was able to make great contacts. Then, I began researching

more into the stakeholders that should be at the informational meeting that I was planning. I also

began working on the CHSI calendar of events for this upcoming semester and thoroughly

enjoyed doing this. On Friday, I called stakeholders to verify their contact information and began

to create a finalized list of people to invite. I also began to plan the material for our stakeholder

meeting. This was a very successful first week! I am so excited about this internship and feel like

it is an excellent match for my skills and potential. I am looking forward to what I will be able to

accomplish over this semester.

Date Time In Lunch Time Out Total Hours


Monday 01/08 8:30AM 12:00-12:30PM 5:00PM 8
Tuesday 01/09 0 0 0 0
Wednesday 1/10 8:00AM 12:00-12:30PM 5:00PM 8.5
Thursday 1/11 8:00AM 12:00-12:30PM 5:00PM 8.5
Friday 1/12 8:30AM 0 2:30PM 6

Total Hours This Week: 31

Total Hours To Date: 31

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