2013 WPD Internship
Oliver Sangwa
Summer 2013 Mission
WPD-Field Operations Wellness and Continuing Education Program
To study, investigate and develop a framework for a wellness program that leverages existing City resources and provide specific implementation ideas that target WPD Field Operations Division.
The Work Plan
Develop a wellness program frame work for WPD. Meet/Partner with WPD-FOD staff, Corporate HR, and other City departments such as Health and Human Services to establish goal and vision.
Data Collection
Meetings with WPD Staff Healthy Connections.City of Austin Health ExpoHarold Court Health AssessmentHealth and Human Services Site visitsHealth Disparities Learning Lunch Series
City of Austin Health Expo
Booths Seen at the Health Expo
Healthy Connections Healthy Connections supervisor Michelle
Du had suggestions of programs, which could be brought to FOD employees:
Health Assessments Cooking Demos PE Classes (Tai-chi, Strength
Training, Boot Camps, and other FOD suggestions)
Diabetes Class (Comes with affordable diabetes prescription)
Harold Court Health Assessment-Exit Interviews
Robust COA-PE ProgramFOD Time ConstraintsRemote Work AreasFOD Work Group Restrictions
Continuing Education Programs
Health and Human Services Visits
GoalsInquire and research long-term effects of health, fitness issuesLearn about existing HHSD programs that can be bridged over to WPD
Got to meet with HHSD Staff Environmental Health
Services Division David Lopez Chief Sanitarian Inspects City food
businesses and facilities to make sure they comply with City Code
Community Services Division Stephanie Hayden Assistant Director Works on African
American Quality of Life HHSD initiative
Community Based Resources, in Community Services Division Robert Kingham Serves those in the
community with the greatest need.
Work and education outreach
Community Services Division Maria Allen Provides Basic
Needs Services Food Pantry's Social Work
Services Employment
Support Services
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Division
Cassandra Deleon (Assistant to Director)
Works alongside COA Medical Director Dr. Philip Huang
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division
Shannon Jones HHSD Deputy
Director Deals with
Communicable Diseases
Got to also meet with : African American
Quality of life program manger Joseph Barnes
Maternal child & Adolescent health Director Carlos Rivera & Assistant Director Rosamaria Murillo
Health Disparities Learning Lunch Series
Possible HHSD Bridge Programs Health screenings
once a month at FOD sites
Flu and Vaccine Vans
Chronic Disease pamphlets
The Frame Work… in progress
Intern Memories !
More Memories
Good Eats
P. Terrys Burgers
Birthday Lunch @ Lunch at Lucky Robot
While working for the City of Austin I also got to learn the rich history of the state in my Texas Government ACC summer course
Special Thanks to
Ramesh SwaminathanErlinda Castillo
Michelle DuJoan Esquivel
Jorge Morales & Claudia Corsetti Israel Benavides , William Fordyce, Pete Reyes, and WPD-FOD Staff
Tish Nelson , Nora Butler, Lilly O’Brien , Renee Scott of HR Stephanie Hayden, Natasha Hill and Health & Human Services Staff
Juanita Budd of Austin Free NetSteve Jakobs of Capital Idea
Thank You Once Again For A Great Summer !
WPD