Greetings,
In 2015, the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) acquired the Health Equity Internship Program, a CDC-funded program, with nearly 20 years of experience of recruiting minority and underrepresented students from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) and placing the students into 12-week internship placements during the fall and spring semesters. The Health Equity Internship Program was formerly managed by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education.
The Health Equity Internship Program was created to support the diversification of the public health and health-related workforce. Like several areas of health, the public health nutrition workforce also needs assistance with diversification and recruiting a new generation of nutritional professionals. Since 2002, the internship program has prepared nearly 1,000 students with practical skills in the Essentials of Public Health Services and Core Competencies of Health Education and Promotion.
Federal, regional, state and local health agencies provide real-world work experience to students for 12-weeks to complete health equity projects in the areas of HIV, Cancer, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Lupus, Nutrition, Mental Health, Program Planning, Health Policy, Tobacco, Injury/Violence Prevention, Aging and more. There is no cost to the agency to serve as a preceptor for a student intern.
Hourly stipends are paid to the chosen students during the 12-weeks internship and professional development opportunities, such as attending conferences, CHES/CPH exam fees, etc., are offered to interns. The Internship Program does not provide funding for housing, transportation or relocation.
Applications for the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters are now being accepted. The deadline for Fall is Friday, September 8th, but application review will begin on Tuesday, September 5th. The deadline for Spring 2018 semester is Monday, October 30th.