MPH Community Practicum Course

The opportunities below are for the 2007-2008 MPH Community Practicum and PHASE Internships (Public Health Applications for Student Exeprience). These field experiences in Applied Public Health are non-paid, for-credit, field experiences that allow you to apply your public health skills "at the elbow" of experienced public health practitioners. You must apply and be accepted prior to registering for the appropriate academic credit. Both are part-time placements for 1 to 2 half-days per week in state or local public health agencies or community-based organizations.

If you are interested in the MPH Community Practicum Course, you must apply online (DEADLINE is 5 pm on Mon, Sept 24th). On this webpage, you will find a list of available opportunities for the MPH Community Practicum course. Students are required to register for the course in BOTH 2nd and 3rd terms (weekly seminar meets on Tuesdays, 3:30-4:20 pm).  

For more information on each community-based organization, click on the CBO's name to be directed to a website with more details. To see the full project description, click on the project title to view the description in a pdf file. Please note the title of each practica when selecting your preferences.

For a full listing of all opportunities, click here (pdf file). Or, click on those of interest in their individual formats below:

Adolescent Sexuality & Reproductive Health Conference: Planned Parenthood of MD, Inc. 

Asthma: Barriers to Service and Racial Disparities: Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

Customer Service Surveys: Baltimore Buprenorphine Initiative (BBI): Baltimore HealthCare Access

Design and Implementation of Oral Health Project: Harford County Health Department

Evaluation of School-aged Influenza Vaccination Program: Harford County Health Department

Evaluation of Smoke-Free Tour Bus: Baltimore City Health Department

Family/Client Healthy Homes Knowledge and Perceptions Survey: Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

Health Policy and Community Organizing: MD Citizens' Health Initiative Health Care for All! Coalition

Healthy Howard Community Organizer: Howard County Health Department Healthy Howard Initiative

Hospital FAP Monitoring Project: MD Citizens' Health Initiative Health Care for All! Coalition 

Nutrition and Injury Prevention Program Design: Frederick County Health Department

Policy Research and Program Development Assistant: Howard County Health Department Healthy Living Passport Program

Primary Prevention Initiative Evaluation: Baltimore City Health Department Healthy Homes Division

Refugee Children and Mental Health: International Rescue Committee  

Strengthening the Formation of Parents Anonymous Support Groups: The Family Tree 

Follow To OnLine Application   

PHASE internships
(internships at the state level - course runs from 2nd - 4th terms), click here for PHASE application.

To view the syllabus for the MPH Practicum, click here.

To view the syllabus for PHASE Internships, click here.