Program Activities

Increasing Capacity in Minority Serving Institutions

DHPE Staff: Mariela Alarcon-Yohe, MPH

The DHPE/CDC Internship Program for Students of Minority-Serving Institutions was established in the Fall of 2002 to strengthen the development of minority students by creating partnerships between minority-serving institutions (historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal-serving institutions) and the public health community. The intent is to create a highly qualified, diverse workforce; recruit/retain minorities in public health education; and provide public health leadership, services, and better health outcomes for all communities. The internship has placed approximately 70 undergraduate and graduate students at state and local health departments, health care delivery agencies, community-based organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.