MiOra

MiOra’s mission is to support youth economic advancement and reduce income and health inequality in LA County. MiOra offers community-based, no-barrier, public health internships to about100, mostly female and first-generation students. The interns receive training and experience in research, data analysis, and presentation skills. They develop soft skills, enhance resumes, and network by presenting posters–including presentations at the USC Moving Targets LA Conference. With LA2050 funding, MiOra will increase the number of interns by 50%.

Improve LA's health resource utilization and access among underrepresented communities, including immigrants and refugees. Concurrently, underrepresented students, majority being Public Health majors from CSULA, are MiOra Health Ambassadors (MiHA) in LA. Students take part in cutting edge research with the goal of improving health access and equity. While gaining valuable experience in public health research and heightening their resumes, students contribute to bettering the health/wellness of their communities through educational interventions

This grant will support MiOra public-health internship program. MiOra has agreements with California State LA (CSULA) and CSU Long Beach (CSULB) Public Health Departments and receives undergraduate & masters students for experiential internships over 12-24 weeks. Approximately 30 youth from Cal State colleges and 20 youth who independently sign up on MiOra website will be supported by this grant. Youth from CS will receive college credit for successfully completing the program. MiOra provides a stipend & certificate of completion to all youth.