{"id":106,"date":"2016-11-14T19:32:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T00:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:21:58","slug":"internship-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-106\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-106-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-106-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-106-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-106-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-9dabb1012a54-106 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #ffffff;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2024\/07\/Hero-header_1040x325_interns-1024x320-1.jpg)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sowb-slider-background-alt so-sr-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA group of employees in personal protective equipment, including masks.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-106-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-106-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-106-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-106-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Richmond City and Henrico County Health Districts internship program prepares the next generation of public health professionals by exposing students to various professions, empowering students to lead, and allowing students to cultivate their public health skills. Students can work, learn, and explore the foundations of public health at RCHD.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23466 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Internship-guide-Spring-Summer-cover-232x300.png\" alt=\"Internship Guide cover\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Internship-guide-Spring-Summer-cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Internship-guide-Spring-Summer-cover.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Internship-Guide-Spring-Summer-2026.pdf\">Download the Spring\/Summer 2026 Internship Guide<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-106-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-106-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-106-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>CONTACT<\/h2>\n<p>For questions regarding internships at RCHD, contact Charles Lee at 804-205-3734, or by email at <a href=\"mailto:charles.lee@vdh.virginia.gov\">charles.lee@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.\u00a0Due to the high volume of internship requests received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Richmond City and Henrico County Health Districts internship program prepares the next generation of public health professionals by exposing students to various professions, empowering students to lead, and allowing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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