Data Analysis in Environmental Health Food Program

PLEASE NOTE: Although this posting may display a longer availability window on Handshake due to system requirements, applications for this internship must be submitted by March 20.
 

Description: The food inspection program regulates approximately 2700 licensed food service establishments in Kent County. The project would take data collected by an internal software program, Hedgehog, and analyze it to target specific outreach and determine program gaps based on the data's findings. Other programs such as Excel, Access, and statistical analysis will be utilized. The data analysis in Hedgehog may include violations based on priority level, looking at facility types, risk factors and demographics.

Importance to Public Health: The food inspection program must make data-driven, risk-based decisions to lead to a reduction in the number of risk factors that may lead to foodborne illness. Data will help identify target outreach opportunities and help determine specific risk factor studies the program wants to do in order to succeed in strategic goals, such as applying for the Crumbine Award.

Project Deliverables: 

• Data reports (to Food Team), possibly in the form of an Improvement Plan.
• Presentation summarizing their internship experience for Student Research Day in August.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program

• Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program
• Computer proficiency is required
• Experience with statistical analysis software (SPSS, Stata, Python, Excel) preferred