Career Opportunities and Internships in Environment Health
The Indian Health Service has provided excellent career opportunities for
Environmental Health professional for over 40 years.
There are approximately 300 Environmental Health positions currently in the
Indian health system. Positions are located in a variety of
remote, rural and urban settings throughout the US. The positions offer
the opportunity to practice a variety of community-oriented environmental health
specialities from General
Environmental Health, Instutitional Environmental Health, Injury
Prevention, Community Water Supply and Waste Water Disposal System O&M
Consultation, and Environmental Health Program Management.
Most Environmental Health careers in IHS start with a general Environmental
Health assignment in a community, and lead to a specialty assignment.
About 10 to 15 entry-level positions are filled in IHS during a typical year.
Most entry-level positions offer the opportunity to practice grassroots
environmental health and learn the profession. Most mid and upper level
vacancies in IHS are filled with professionals with IHS field experience.
Employment in IHS offers geographic mobility and career progression
opportunities.
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Environmental
Health Job
Vacancies
Database
Internships:
The COSTEP
experience
USPHS
Commissioned Corps
Online Application
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