One of the challenges in the effort to combat health disparities in the United States is the growing shortage of qualified and diverse health professionals in all aspects of public health. To replenish the nearly one in four public health professionals entering retirement, schools of public health will have to triple the current number of graduates over the next several years. The Pew Research Center reports that Americans are more racially and ethnically diverse than in the
In the face of these challenges, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) understands the tremendous contribution that young adults can make in reducing health disparities and is dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge in the field of health equity. To this end, OMH has launched the Youth
The Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is excited to announce that the Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP) Summer 2019 Health Equity Fellow application is now available! Through its YHEMOP program, OMH places students enrolled in higher education studies into short-term health equity fellowships to help meet the needs of diverse organizations.
Application Information
Applications for Summer of 2019 should be submitted via mail directly to the following address with a postmarked date of February 22, 2019:
YHEMOP Program
805 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005
Application requirements include: YHEMOP application with Placement Site rankings, current resume, personal statement, and a letter of recommendation submitted directly by the recommender (also must be postmarked by February 22, 2019).
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