About NCEH and EHSB

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) is a 10-week internship for students majoring in environmental health. Interns participate in activities with the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH). To learn more about the internship, read Putting Theory into Practice - CDC's Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH). [PDF - 510 KB]

2011 SUPEH interns visiting a drinking water treatment facility.

NCEH Mission

The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) serves the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures.

EHSB Objective

The objective of the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) is to strengthen the role of state, local, and national environmental health programs and professionals to better anticipate, identify, and respond to adverse environmental exposures and the human health consequences of these exposures.

SUPEH Internship Experiences

This section links to information related to the Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) internships and includes presentations and reports created by EHS interns. These documents have not been revised or edited to conform to agency standards. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The internship lasts 10 weeks. Interns are based in the Environmental Health Services Branch, where they engage in summer-long projects. Interns also participate in trips and activities designed to acquaint them with many facets of environmental health.