Workforce Development and Careers in Public Health

Dayana Paula, MPH
Intern at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA

 

I received my M.P.H. in May 2009 from the University of Massachusetts with a focus in Community Health Education. While pursuing my degree I did my practicum with the Holyoke Health Center as an Adolescent Reproductive Health
intern and later worked for the Youth Empowerment Adolescent Health (YEAH!) Network.

This summer, I am interning at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA.  After this appointment I am looking to move internationally and work with adolescents or mothers.  My interest in the MPH fits the career interests I have in maternal and child health, adolescent reproductive health, and injury prevention.  The MPH furthers my understanding of these fields and allowed me to acquire the skills and competencies necessary to manage these programs. I was able to go through high school, college, and graduate school with my daughter by my side. I owe my motivation to continue on my career path to her.