American Public Health Association (APHA)

APHA offers a number of different summer internship opportunities. I have highlighted the 3 most pertinent to health services students, but check their website for other positions. All APHA internships are unpaid.

1. Government Relations Internship

Contact: Courtney Perlino, Intern Coordinator, Public Affairs
Phone: (202) 777-2436
Email: Courtney.perlino@apha.org
Address: 800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710

Website: www.apha.org/career/interns.htm

Application Requirements: Resume, cover letter, 3-5 page writing sample, 3 references
Application Deadline: March 15, negotiate your start time for late June

2. Scientific and Professional Affairs Internship

Contact: Barbara J. Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN, Director, Scientific and Professional Affairs
Phone: (202) 777-2490
Email: Barbara.hatcher@apha.org
Address: 800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710

Website: www.apha.org/career/spa_intern.htm

Application Requirements: Resume, cover letter, 3-5 page writing sample, 2 references
Application Deadline: March, negotiate your start time for late June

3. International Health Internship

Contact: Allen K. Jones, PhD, Secretary General, World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and Director, International Affairs
Phone: (202) 777-2486 (IH)
(202) 777-2487 (WFPHA)
Email: allen.jones@apha.org
Address: 800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710

Website: www.apha.org/wfpha/intrnshp.htm

Application Requirements: Resume, cover letter, 3-5 page writing sample, 3 references
Application Deadline: March 15, negotiate your start time for late June

National Academy of Social Insurance

Offers two programs with a number of different placement options in the DC area

1. Washington Internship on Social Insurance

Examples of placement sites: House Ways and Means Committee, Congressional Budget Office, Brookings Institute, Urban Institute, US Dept. HHS, National Governor’s Association, ect….

Contact: Kate Robie
Phone: (202) 452-8097
Email: krobie@nasi.org
Address: Internship Programs, NASI
1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1904

Website: www.nasi.org/info-url_nocat3815/info_url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=149195

Nationally competitive program with 12 placements each year.
$2,000 Honorarium.
See Website for Application, due by March 15.

2. Somers Aging and Long-Term Care Research Internship

Examples of placement sites: AARP, AHRQ, Alzheimer’s Association, Congressional Research Service, Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, and National Council on Aging

Contact: Same as above

Website: www.nasi.org/info-url_nocat3815/info_url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=1491222

Nationally competitive program with 5 placements each year.
$2,000 Honorarium.
See Website for Application, due by March 15

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