As a leader in innovative public health services, Tri-County Health Department offers supervised practice and training opportunities for selected students in several fields. We value education and are proud to help develop the next generation of public health professionals.

Masters or Doctorate in Public Health:
Students may select from a list of defined projects and areas to work in for the practicum or project hours.

Deadline:
Project and practicum applications are due at least 30 days prior to your desired start date, to allow for review of applications.
• Project/practicum slots are filled on a competitive basis and are non-paid
• Instructions and application process

List of current projects:
• Child Healthy Weight Kits for School Clinics
• Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Recruitment
• Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Training
• Environmental Health Program Assessment Survey
• Men's Health Needs Assessment


Students may also submit a proposal for an outside project idea. (Guidelines)
• Deadline: Project and practicum applications are due at least 30 days prior to your desired start date, to allow for review of applications.
• Project/practicum slots are filled on a competitive basis and are non-paid

Dietetic Internship in Public Health:
• For students completing a didactic program in dietetics who are seeking to become Registered Dietitians
• Dietetic Internship Page

Environmental Health Internship:
• For students seeking a professional internship experience as required in their B.S. degree in Environmental Health
• Internships may be general, or specific to a current Environmental Health program
• Contact Marc Yancey 303-439-5942

Student Nurse Clinical Placements:
• We work with selected universities in Colorado to precept nursing students through clinical rotations
• Nursing Students Page

Additional Tri-County Pages:
• Homepage
• Environmental Health
• Emergency Preparedness
• Jobs/Human Resources
• Nursing
• Nursing Students Page
• Nutrition
• Nutrition - Dietetic Internship

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Tri-County Health Department does not discriminate against job applicants, interns, employees or clients on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by state law.*

*Some of our grant-funded programs have income, residency or age requirements. (Such as children's immunizations or senior dental care.) Many are offered for free or on a sliding fee scale.

Tri-County is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.