Robbie-Lee Stephen on making a real-world impact as an intern

LiverWELL

"It's great to look back and feel like you have made a meaningful contribution to public health before having entered the workforce..." so says Robbie-Lee Stephen an intern at Hepatitis Victoria studying for a Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne. Her intern project, led by Community Engagement and Education Project Manager Aurora Tang, is a new community initiative, the Chinese Health Promotion Coalition launched on 23 September at Melbourne Town Hall. Robbie talks about her role and its key priorities with the overall goal being the elimination of viral hepatitis B and related liver cancer within the Victorian Chinese community. The Chinese community in Victoria is 10 times more likely to have chronic hepatitis B and 6 times more likely to develop preventable liver cancer.