What to know
- CDC will not accept applications for this program in 2025. Please continue to check this website for updates.
- The Public Health Associate Program for Recent Graduates (PHAP) is a training program for early-career public health professionals with a recent college degree and an interest in public service and public health.
- Associates are assigned to host sites throughout the United States and U.S. territories.
2023 and 2024 Classes By State
Associates work at host sites including state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies, nongovernmental organizations such as community-based organizations, public health institutes and associations, and academic institutions.
This map shows which states and territories are currently hosting associates and the number of associates serving in each. Below the map is a list of all PHAP host sites by state/U.S. territory.
Contacts
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Location: Anchorage, AK
Subject Areas: Other Infectious Disease: Notifiable disease surveillance and reporting
Host Site: Arizona Department of Health Services
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Subject Area: Environmental Health: General
Host Site: Arkansas Department of Health
Location: Little Rock, AR
Subject Area: Tuberculosis Prevention
Host Site: City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Long Beach, CA
Subject Areas: Other Infectious Disease: Notifiable disease surveillance and reporting; Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention; Other Infectious Disease: Healthcare associated infections
Host Site: Boulder County Public Health
Location: Boulder, CO
Subject Area: Health Equity/Access to Care
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
Location: Saipan, MP
Subject Area: Environmental Health: Lead poisoning prevention
Host Site: American College of Preventive Medicine
Location: Washington, DC
Subject Area: Chronic Disease: Population Health
Host Site: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Location: Washington, DC
Subject Area: Maternal & Child Health: Early childhood development
Host Site: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Location: Washington, DC
Subject Area: Public Health Policy & Law
Host Site: United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service
Location: Washington, DC
Subject Area: Injury Prevention: Unintentional (falls, water safety)
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Florida Department of Health
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Subject Area: Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Host Site: Martin County Health Department
Location: Stuart, FL
Subject Area: Public Health Surveillance (General)
Host Site: Seminole County Health Department
Location: Sanford, FL
Subject Area: Tuberculosis Prevention
Host Site: CDC Atlanta Port Health Station
Location: Atlanta, GA
Subject Area: Other Infectious Disease: Quarantine Station
Host Site: Gwinnett County Health Department
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Subject Area: Public Health Surveillance (General)
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Chicago Department of Public Health
Location: Chicago, IL
Subject Areas: Immunizations; Health Equity/Access to Care
Host Site: Indiana Department of Health
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area: Chronic Disease: Tobacco prevention and control
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Kentucky Department of Public Health
Location: Frankfort, KY
Subject Area: Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Host Site: City of New Orleans Department of Health
Location: New Orleans, LA
Subject Areas: HIV/AIDS Prevention
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Maryland State Department of Health
Location: Baltimore, MD
Subject Area: Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Washtenaw County Public Health Department
Location: Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, MI
Subject Areas: Environmental Health: General; Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP)/Community Health Assessments (CHA)
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Concord, NH
Subject Area: Immunizations
Host Site: New Jersey Department of Health
Location: Trenton, NJ
Subject Area: Other Infectious Disease: Foodborne/waterborne disease human illness-surveillance/investigation/prevention
Host Site: Rutgers University NJ Medical School
Location: Newark, NJ
Subject Area: Tuberculosis Prevention
Host Site: New Mexico Department of Health
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Subject Areas: Immunizations
Host Site: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Location: Long Island City, NY
Subject Areas: Tuberculosis Prevention; Immunizations
Host Site: Mecklenburg County Health Department
Location: Charlotte, NC
Subject Area: HIV/AIDS Prevention
Host Site: Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County
Location: Kannapolis, NC
Subject Areas: Public Health Policy & Law; Adolescent & School Health (non-STI); Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Host Site: WNC Bridge Foundation
Location: Asheville, NC
Subject Area: Health Equity/Access to Care
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Clermont County Public Health
Location: Batavia, OH
Subject Area: Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Marion County Health Department
Location: Salem, OR
Subject Area: Chronic Disease: Tobacco prevention and control
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: CDC Dengue Branch
Location: San Juan, PR
Subject Area: Health Department Quality Improvement
Host Site: Rhode Island Department of Health
Location: Providence, RI
Subject Areas: Adolescent & School Health (non-STI); Injury Prevention: Violence (interpersonal)
No associates are assigned to this state.
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: City of Chattanooga- Office of Community Health
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Subject Area: Injury Prevention: Violence (interpersonal)
Host Site: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
Location: Johnson City, TN
Subject Area: Injury Prevention: Opioid/Prescription drug overdose prevention
Host Site: Tennessee Department of Health
Location: Nashville, TN
Subject Areas: Public Health Surveillance (General); Other Infectious Disease: Foodborne/waterborne disease human illness surveillance/investigation/prevention
Host Site: Austin Public Health
Location: Austin, TX
Subject Area: HIV/AIDS Prevention
Host Site: CDC Dallas Port Health Station
Location: Dallas, TX
Subject Area: Other Infectious Disease: Quarantine Station
Host Site: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services
Location: Houston, TX
Subject Area: Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Host Site: San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Location: San Antonio, TX
Subject Areas: Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention; Health Department Quality Improvement
Host Site: Williamson County and Cities Health District
Location: Round Rock, TX
Subject Areas: Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP)/Community Health Assessments (CHA)
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Utah Department of Health
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Subject Area: Health Department Quality Improvement
No associates are assigned to this state.
Host Site: Blue Ridge Health District
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Subject Area: HIV/AIDS Prevention
Host Site: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Richmond, VA
Subject Area: Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Host Site: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Location: Tacoma, WA
Subject Area: Environmental Health: Foodborne/waterborne disease (controls, HAACP, food/water safety programs)
Host Site: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Location: Charleston, WV
Subject Area: Chronic Disease: Population Health
Host Site: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Location: Madison, WI
Subject Area: Environmental Health: Lead poisoning prevention
No associates are assigned to this state.