Real World Application of Public Health Skills and Training

When you enroll at the Yale School of Public Health, you'll hear a lot about the Applied Practice Experience (APE) requirement. Whether you complete this immersive experience through an internship, independent project, or a practicum course, they are carefully planned, supported and evaluated by our practice and career management staff. This experience provides robust opportunities for the real-world application of public health knowledge and skills and support your career goals. Many students report inspiring, life changing experiences from their time around the world and in local settings.

• Assist in analyzing results from a pilot fruit and vegetable incentive program. Findings were utilized by Wholesome Wave to report back to the community members being served by the programs and will be used to inform a variety of audiences in future reports.
• Assist in analyzing results from a community survey conducted with residents in New Haven specifically to assess experience with, access to, and hesitancy with obtaining COVID-19 testing. Findings were utilized by the New Haven Health Department to inform policies and programming.
• In partnership with Dreamkit, developing and implementing a new survey tool to measure youth progress and behavior change through building new skills on an app designed to serve youth experiencing homelessness

• Neighborhood Health Project: Neighborhood Health Project Needs Assessment
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Use of Eko DUO stethoscope in critical care units in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic
• New Mexico Department of Health: NMDOH Remote Internship (Updating Evidence-Based Key Interventions for Drug Overdose)
• BenHealth Consulting & Technology: Patient experience on cancer treatment in China
• Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Methods to Estimate the Number of People Living with Undiagnosed HIV