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What Can I do with a Master's in Public Health?

The UIS Career Center has published a helpful guide to job posting sites, career planning tools, and professional afilliations.

Scholarships

IPHA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED!

The Illinois Public Health Association announces the availability of three scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year for qualified graduate students in Public Health.

IPHA Scholarship for Graduate Study in Public Health

One scholarship in the amount of $1,000

Edith Heide Memorial Scholarship

Two scholarships each in the amount of $2,000

Completed applications must be postmarked by January 11, 2012. For more informationor to download a scholarship application,click here.

We will post information about available scholarships here, so please check often for postings. You may also want to visit the National Environmental Health Association and the American Public Health Association for scholarship opportunities.

Useful Web Sites

National/International Sites:

  • AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • AAHE American Association for Health Educators
  • APHA - American Public Health Association
  • CDC - Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
  • EHAC - National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
  • HHS - US Department of Health and Human Services
  • NAWHO - National Asian Women's Health Organization
  • NEHA - National Environmental Health Association
  • NIH - US National Institutes of Health
  • WHO - World Health Organization

State Sites:

  • DHS - Illinois Department of Human Services
  • IDPH - Illinois Department of Public Health
  • IEPA - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • IPHA - Illinois Public Health Association
  • Illinois - State of Illinois

Other Sites:

The HPCareerNet Partner Network connects with many organizations that provide links to many education, career, and professional opportunities. Please visit their HPCareer.Net student web page to get started.

The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs sponsors a web site that discusses EH careers, degree programs, education funding opportunities, and EH job links. Follow this link for Careers in Environmental Health.

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