U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sanitarian Externship-PAID

Description

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sanitarian Externship is available to students who have completed at least 30 credit hours in a degree program focusing on a science, or any combination of sciences, directly related to environmental health (such as sanitary science, public health, chemistry, microbiology, or any appropriate agricultural, biological, or physical science). You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this opportunity. As an extern, you will assist with the planning, developing, and implementing of a comprehensive environmental health services program for assigned tribes. Particular emphasis is placed on: food safety, safe drinking water, children's environmental health, vector zoonotic diseases surveillance and control, hazardous materials, solid waste, and other environmental health topics. You will also provide professional consultation in institutional environmental health program initiatives, emergency management, and special projects. Externships are offered in various locations in the U.S.