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The information provided in this handbook is designed to provide students with the necessary information to successfully plan for the public health internship experience.
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The public health internship is a planned, approved, supervised and evaluated field experience in a professional agency involved in the delivery of public health related services. The internship is designed to integrate theory and practice in an applied setting under supervision. The internship experience permits the student to demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of theory of public health practice in a real-world setting. It is required that students Students have significant contact with the agency and its personnel, and that the majority most of the internship work is conducted on site. Internships conducted solely under faculty supervision, such as research or laboratory work, are not acceptable for PHP 422.
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