Academic Public Health Corps: Supporting local public health & building our future local public health workforce
The Academic Public Health Corps (APHC), a novel academic-practice partnership dedicated to supporting local public health throughout Massachusetts, officially concluded operations on June 30, 2024.
Created in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its members have assisted more than 130 local health departments with contact tracing, health communications, and health equity efforts.
The APHC was a program of the Massachusetts Academic Health Department (AHD) Consortium and was managed by the Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA) and funded by the MA Department of Public Health (MDPH). The APHC connected local health departments in Massachusetts with public health students looking for "real world" experience. Past projects have included data analysis, health equity support, research health communications , graphic design , policy research, and more.
