1.  An approved Applied Public Health Experience (APHE) plan: This plan is developed in the PHP2071 course during the Spring of the student’s first year.  The plan includes information on the APHE site; work to be conducted; competencies to be achieved; and the deliverable products that demonstrate that the stated competencies have been met.
2.  An Applied Public Health Experience field placement: Students must complete at least 145 hours at a pre-approved APHE site. This is equivalent to approximately one month (4 weeks) of full-time (8 hours per day) work. Students can complete the field placement as a full-time or part-time experience in the summer between the first and second year, during the spring semester, or a combination of these time frames. The APHE field placement should expose the student to real-world public health issues and other professions that work to address public health issues.  APHE field placement activities may include (depending on the topic and the qualifications of the student) attending meetings; participating in ongoing activities; planning, implementing, and evaluating short-term projects; participating in health education and outreach; taking part in analytical discussions and/or delivering health-related services.
3. Two deliverable products: The APHE must include a minimum of two deliverable products that are of practical utility to the APHE organization or agency. The two deliverable products can be components of larger projects, which may include, as examples, designing a public health intervention, conducting a quality assessment, writing a research proposal, writing a literature review, completing a research analysis/report, or developing a website.  Students must consult with their APHE mentor/supervisor and with the MPH Program Associate Director of Public Health Practice to be sure that their proposed products sufficiently demonstrate the achievement of the stated competencies related to the APHE for academic credit in meeting this MPH degree requirement.

4. A video presentation and/or poster: Students must design a video presentation and/or poster (as determined by the PHP2071 course instructor) that demonstrates the APHE and the deliverable products.  The student video presentations are posted to the MPH Learning Community site on Canvas as part of the PHP2072 course for all MPH students and faculty to review. Student APHE posters are presented to faculty, students, and community partners at a poster session that is part of the PHP2072 course.

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