WEA Trust

WEA offers insurance to Wisconsin public schools, state health plan members, and local units of government. The trust offers health, dental, life, long-term disability, short-term disability and long-term care insurance plans. A board of trustees oversees trust operations and serves without financial compensation. The trust was created by the Wisconsin Education Association Council in 1970.

Project opportunities

A project with WEA Trust is an exciting way to be involved in learning much more about how to assess and identify through data, prevention interventions and programming that can have a significant impact on the quality of life and health outcomes of the members in a large system.

Student learning activities

• Assist with identifying preventive service gaps of members served by WEA, and understanding the chronic diseases that members are experiencing and interventions that impact their health
• Prepare and distribute materials, including reports, bulletins and visual aids such as films, videos, photographs and posters
• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with WEA staff and departments as well as external partners
• Other duties as assigned

Ideal student qualifications

• Interest in data collection, survey design and implementation, and data analysis
• Experience creating and implementing needs assessments and evaluation
• Interest in prevention and wellness
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with a diverse range of groups, professionals, agencies, and community members
• Strong written and speaking skills and be self-directed to learn about the topic area when provided resources