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Submit Now for the 2025 Summer Session of NEPHIP Applications are now open for our National Environmental Public Health Internship Pro- gram (NEPHIP) Summer Ses- sion for health departments and students. NEPHIP is a 400-hr paid internship oppor- tunity that links environmen- tal health undergraduate and graduate students with funded internship placements at qual- ified state, tribal, local, and territorial environmental pub- lic health agencies. Our intern- ship program focuses on building the environmental health workforce by exposing students to firsthand environmental public health work and career opportunities. This workforce initiative supports the establishment of quali- fied applicant pathways to help meet current and future environ- mental health professional workforce needs across the nation and encourages environmental health students to consider careers in governmental environmental public health following gradua- tion. NEPHIP is supported the National Center for Environmen- tal Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through a cooperative agreement (CDC-RFA-OT18-1802). Applications for environmental public health agencies will be accepted on a rolling basis if positions are open and available. We encourage programs to apply as soon as possible for consideration for summer 2025. Acceptances and matching are anticipated to be completed by the end of March for the summer 2025 session. Sum- mer session internship experiences will begin in May or June and be completed by the end of August. Environmental public health agencies benefit in many ways by hosting a NEPHIP intern: • Qualified and Compensated Interns: Interns are undergradu- ate and graduate students from environmental health programs accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). EHAC requires a firm educational foundation in the natural sciences of biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. Interns receive $6,000 if they are undergraduate students and $8,000 if they are graduate stu- dents to complete the 400-hr internship. This funding support allows interns to focus on your project. • Strengthen the Profession: Participation helps build qualified applicant pathways to state, tribal, local, and territorial environ- mental public health agencies. This practical, hands-on intern- ship results in graduates who are well-prepared to immediately
enter the environmental health workforce or continue their aca- demic journeys. •Support and Coordination: Participating host programs are provided with a support package valued at up to $1,500 per stu- dent to compensate for intern-related costs. Host programs also benefit from enhanced administrative support from NEHA sta and a streamlined evaluation process. Applications for students are also open and due by February 3. Learn more about NEPHIP at www.neha.org/nephip. Leadership: The Hard Facts of Soft Skills We know it is tough being a leader in environmental public health right now. That is why we developed our Leadership Webinar Series. This 4-part series focuses on leadership soft skills and includes experts who presented on the current information ecosys- tem, eective messaging, social and emotional skills, and working with the media. You can check out the entire webinar series on our playlist at www.neha.org/leadership-webinar-series. Each webinar is eligible for one continuing education contact hour to go toward your NEHA credential.
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January/February 2025 • Journal of Environmental Health
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