ASPH and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to announce ten funded proposals for career day events and undergraduate internship programs. Six of the ten funded proposals are from ASPH-member schools. Dr. Harrison Spencer, ASPH President and CEO, said, “The Pathways to Public Health career day events and undergraduate internship programs will help address the public health workforce shortage that threatens our country. ASPH is proud to partner with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and CDC to help introduce undergraduate students to public health and recruit a new generation of public health leaders.”
The ten funded proposals, type of event, and dates include:
Organization |
Type |
Dates |
Alabama Department of Public Health |
Career Day Event |
April 7, 13, 20 |
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health |
Career Day Event |
September 26 |
Morehouse College Public Health Sciences Institute |
Internship |
May through August; Presentations August 11-12 |
New York State Department of Health, Office of Public Health Practice |
Internship |
May-June; Presentations last week of July |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Dr. Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health |
Career Day Event |
April 13 – May 29; and August 17 – September 18 |
University of Massachusetts School of Public Health and Health Sciences |
Career Day Event |
March 26 and another in the fall |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health |
Career Day Event |
April 27 and 28 |
University of North Texas Health Sciences Center School of Public Health |
Internship |
May through July |
University of South Dakota Health Disparities Research Center |
Internship |
May through September |
Yale University School of Public Health |
Career Day Event |
May through September |
To view a map of the ten funded programs, click here. Funded programs will be highlighted online at Pathways to Public Health.
Background
In December of 2008, proposals were accepted for events focused on undergraduate/graduate education and careers in public health and internship programs which encourage undergraduate students to explore careers in public health and public health laboratory science. The funded proposals were selected through an objective review process.
- Eligible organizations were:
- Public health laboratories;
- Public health practice-based organizations such as health departments;
- CEPH-accredited schools of public health;
- Academic institutions offering undergraduate majors and minors in public health; and
- Academic institutions with established public health career events and/or internships.
Funding was provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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