Join The Healthy Longevity Institute as an emerging leader. Research, create, and share healthy-longevity resources with the communities we serve.
Open to high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Bring PrimeSpan to the people who need it most.
Community Health, Outreach & Social ImpactEvery intern serves in one of four pathways and finishes with real work to show. Pick the one that fits how you want to grow.
Bring PrimeSpan to the people who need it most.
Often a fit if you study public health, social work, sociology, or community development.
Turn evidence into gifts that help people thrive.
Applied research, not lab or clinical work. Your work becomes lasting knowledge PrimeSpan shares.
Often a fit if you study public health, gerontology, psychology, or nutrition.
Shape the heart of PrimeSpan.
Often a fit if you study education, public health, psychology, or instructional design.
Open doors through voice, partnership, and community.
Not just posting on social media.
Often a fit if you study business, communications, public policy, or marketing.
Whatever your pathway, these four commitments come with the role.
Lead a project that adds something real to PrimeSpan, then present it.
Five heartfelt outreach attempts a week in a community you look after. Serving older adults, never hard selling.
Six short prompts: what you finished, what you learned, and what support you need next.
Turn research into posts, videos, and resources the community can use.
PrimeSpan, healthy longevity, older adults, and community needs
Programs, workshops, resources, and content
Research into education for older adults, families, and coaches
Senior centers, community groups, and wellness partners
Workshops, partnerships, and lasting benefit for members
By the end, you can say“I helped build something real. I worked with real communities. I developed professionally.”
Shared growth: meaningful service for meaningful development.
A pathway lead, a mentor, and PrimeSpan leaders guide you. You are never alone.
Portfolio-worthy work and professional references.
Executive planning, leadership, and communication.
Join as a guest and see coaching and older-adult learning in action.
Earn commission on your outreach, on top of everything you learn.
A certificate of completion and a chance to earn a letter of recommendation.
Compensation or academic credit is set separately in your offer or university placement agreement.
My experience with PrimeSpan has been an amazing opportunity for personal and professional growth. I've really appreciated the mentorship and feedback from the leadership team, as well as the opportunity to take initiative, step into leadership roles, and learn new skills along the way. One thing I've especially valued is that interns' ideas are genuinely heard and put into action, which makes us feel like an important part of the team. Being surrounded by people who support one another and genuinely want to see each other grow has made this an even more meaningful experience.
Applications are open and rolling.
High school seniors.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Anyone curious about aging and healthy longevity.
Applications are open on a rolling basis. Tell us a little about you and apply today.
