Internships & Career Opportunities

Internships

The Department of Community Health at SUNY Potsdam encourages students to gain experiences in a practical, real-life working environment. As a result, all majors and minors are required to participate in an internship.

Community Health Majors complete a 12-credit, full-semester internship (HLTH 490: Internship). Students select two internship sites, spending eight weeks at each placement. Health Science Minors complete a 3-credit internship (HLTH 475: Senior Seminar) at one placement. Interns have worked with a variety of businesses and organizations, including:

  • New York State Health Department (smoking cessation program)
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension (nutrition education)
  • Seaway Valley Substance Abuse Prevention Program (school-based drug education)
  • Planned Parenthood (adolescent sexual health)
  • Centers for Disease Control (disease prevention)
  • St. Lawrence County Health Initiative (workplace wellness)

Contact the Community Health Internship Coordinator at 315-267-3132 for more information about our internship program.

Opportunities in the Field

Community Health alumni have found employment with federal, state and local health departments, non-profit agencies, hospitals, schools and corporations. More specifically, our graduates have found employment at the National Council on the Aging, St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, the AIDS Council, Catholic Charities (drug prevention), Renewal House (domestic violence) and many other organizations.