PHM-Exch> Announcing 2011 Summer Fellowships for Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: David Legge <D.Legge at latrobe.edu.au>

*From:* Ellen Shaffer <ershaffer at gmail.com>
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Subject:* *[g-h] Announcing 2011 Summer Fellowships for Lisa Kernan Social
Justice Fellows Program*
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Announcing 2011 Summer Fellowships for Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows
Program

Uniting research, analysis, and advocacy to change the world!

We are currently accepting applications for the Lisa Kernan Social Justice
Fellows Program to honor the life and work of Lisa Devereux Kernan.
Fellowships will be provided for a four week Program in the late Spring to
early Summer 2011 to two outstanding students with a demonstrated commitment
to social justice.
*Due date for application: April 22, 2011.*

Eligibility: Open to graduate students or exceptional undergraduate Seniors
and Juniors aspiring to careers in public health, health care, law, public
policy or related subjects, and who are dedicated to improving the health of
individuals and communities and promoting social justice in the United
States and globally.

Fellows will receive a stipend of $1,000 for the Program.

The Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program is coordinated by the Center
for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit research, education, and advocacy center
dedicated to protecting and improving health, promoting social justice, and
sustaining access to health care and other vital human services, and located
in the Presidio, in San Francisco, California.

Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows will participate in a four week Program
in late Spring – early Summer 2011 that will involve full-time work,
including work on a CPATH Trade and Health or EQUAL Health Care project,
Fellowship mentoring, and graduate level instruction. Fellows will work
directly on projects of the Center for Policy Analysis, and may participate
in conducting workshops and briefings with and for advocacy groups, health
professionals, and legislators.

Examples of projects on which Kernan Fellows may work include:

 Trade and Health Project examining proposals regarding access to essential
medicines, tobacco
control and related issues in pending trade agreements, including the Trans
Pacific Partnership.

 EQUAL Health Care – A project bringing a strong public voice for
implementation of national
health care reform, including advocacy for reproductive health care and
inclusion of immigrants, and single payer proposals.

*To be eligible for consideration, applicants must complete the application
– click  **here*<http://www.centerforpolicyanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2011_LISA_KERNAN_SOCIAL_JUSTICE_FELLOWS_PROGRAM_APPLICATION_FORM1.doc>
*  to download –  and submit the completed application with 1-2 letters of
reference by April 22, 2011 by email to: *

* <jebrenner at cpath.org>jebrenner at cpath.org *

*subject: Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program*

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