Public Health: Public Health Resources Overview & Local

The Albany County Department of Health (ACDOH) strives to protect and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities, utilizing strategies that reduce health disparities and promote health equity.

We collaborate with community partners and offer a variety of high quality programs and services to accomplish the following:
-Prevent communicable and chronic diseases, injuries, and disabilities;
-Protect against environmental hazards that threaten health and safety;
-Promote the health and wellness of our citizens and our communities; and,
-Prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.

Our Mission: NYSACHO supports, advocates for, and empowers local health departments in their work to promote health and wellness and prevent disease, disability and injury.

NYSACHO represents the collective voice of local health departments in New York State. We support, advocate for, and empower local health departments in their work to promote health and wellness to prevent disease, disability and injury throughout New York State.

Mission: Building a healthier future for New York State and beyond through the delivery of funding and program support to further public health and research programs

Vision: To assist the New York State Department of Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation and our other partners to be recognized as national leaders of innovation, collaborative research and excellence in public health programs

Values: Flexibility, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation, Excellence

Local health departments (LHD) are leading the community response to COVID-19. They provide vaccinations, boosters, testing, and guidance on quarantine and isolation. They can tell you how to best care for yourself and your family if you test positive for COVID-19.

LHDs promote healthy behaviors and protect the public from health problems and hazards.

The New York State Public Health Association (NYSPHA) is an affiliate of the American Public Health Association and serves as a statewide organization for members from all disciplines in the public health spectrum including state and county health departments, healthcare; policy and advocacy organizations; community based health and human service programs and workers; academia and research.

NYSPHA advocates for policies at the national, state and regional levels that support equity in health status and an end to health disparities for all.

NYSPHA is among the nation’s oldest, independent, nonprofit public health organizations. We serve as a broad-based statewide organization devoted to promoting and protecting the health of all New Yorkers.

At the VA Albany Healthcare System, our health care teams are highly experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Find a health facility near you, and manage your health online. Sign up for community events and updates.

Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York's only academic medical center, is one of the largest private employers in the Capital Region. It incorporates the 766-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital, which offers the widest range of medical and surgical services in the region, and Albany Medical College, which trains the next generation of doctors, scientists, and other healthcare professionals. It also includes the region's largest physicians' practice with 500 doctors. Albany Med works with dozens of community partners to improve the region's health and quality of life. It traces its roots to 1849.Albany Med is a member of the Albany Med Health System.

Alliance for Positive Health is a service organization providing education and program services across upstate New York.

The mission of the Alliance for Positive Health is to reduce the impact and incidence of HIV/AIDS and other serious medical and social conditions.

Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC) provides inpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation to patients who have been diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses and for whom brief or short-term treatment in a community hospital mental health unit has been unable to provide symptom stability. CDPC has outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults. CDPC also operates three adult community residences. Located in Albany, New York, CDPC is in the center of the service area and is within an hour's drive of the counties served.

CDPC employs a model of psychiatric rehabilitation that encompasses both program-based treatment and centralized skill-building groups to ameliorate symptoms, develop self-esteem, and create successful experiences for our patients. This philosophy of care, we believe, improves client outcomes and encourages individuals to develop independence.

Individuals with disabilities who are served by The Center can receive specialized care from a team that works collaboratively with the other programs to ensure that a patient’s needs are being met in all facets of their services. Center Health care also offer dental and psychiatric services for individuals with disabilities. Quality of care for individuals with disabilities at the heart of our mission.

We provide primary care, women’s health care and more to the community and people without disabilities. A healthier community is to the benefit of every member.

By working cooperatively with other programs, families and the public, we can take a more holistic approach to the health care needs of people served by The Center and our neighbors in our surrounding communities.

Northern Rivers three Behavioral Health Centers are licensed by the NYS Office of Mental Health to provide outpatient mental health treatment services to those individuals who need help managing emotional and behavioral challenges. Individuals who are age 64 or younger and who are experiencing social, emotional, family, or mental health related challenges are eligible for services. The center specializes in providing trauma-informed care as well as person-centered treatment. Our goal is to help individuals be successful in all aspects of their life.

Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

Mission: To serve the people of the Saratoga region by providing them access to excellence in healthcare in a supportive and caring environment.

Saratoga Hospital will be the preeminent provider of the highest quality healthcare for Saratoga region residents.

St. Peter’s Hospital and Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital have each been recognized as a Best Hospital for by U.S. News & World Report.

St. Peter’s Hospital was named #1 in the Capital Region for the ninth year in a row; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital was recognized as a nationally ranked rehab hospital for the second year in a row.

For the 2022-23 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide on key indicators of patient care, specifically looking at 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, less than half of the hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty.

The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Wadsworth Center is a science-based community committed to protecting and improving the health of New Yorkers through laboratory analysis, investigations and research, as well as laboratory certification and educational programs.

As an alternative to visiting your primary care provider or an emergency room, WellNow is here for you when you want to get well, now. Our qualified and friendly providers are committed to offering reliable, accessible services for our patients and communities. We are proud to be one of only 10% of urgent care facilities accredited by the Urgent Care Association — a testament to our high standard of care.

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center’s mission is to provide access to consistent quality healthcare without regard to income.

Our vision is to be a community leader, committed to delivering dependable, compassionate, high quality health care that enhances the well-being of our diverse and changing communities. By partnering with our patients, drawing on our expertise and collaborating with other community resources, we will promote and support our patients’ efforts to achieve optimal health goals.

As one of the nation's oldest private medical schools, we take pride in offering an intimate, collegial environment that fosters humane values and genuine learning. Albany Medical College was founded in 1839 with an initial enrollment of 57 students. Despite the many changes and developments that have occurred over the years, the College still maintains a policy of limiting enrollment to a small group of carefully selected students.

Each year, Albany Medical College confers more than 200 degrees in Medicine (M.D.), Nurse Anesthesiology, Physician Assistant Studies, Bioethics and Biomedical Sciences.

Albany Medical College is located in Albany, New York, the Capital of New York State.

The master of arts degree in community health serves both national and international students who are pursuing a career in health promotion/disease prevention. Many of our graduate students are in practice in the field and come to Brooklyn College for advanced training and professional development.

The program has three concentrations: Community Health Education, Thanatology, and Food and Health Equity. The Community Health Education concentration provides broad knowledge of community health and health services with an emphasis on community planning and assessment. Graduates will design educational programs, conduct, and evaluate community and public health activities and services to help improve the health of communities and individuals. Graduates typically find employment in public health departments, community-based organizations, hospitals, and clinics as patient educators, health coaches, community organizers, public health educators, and health program managers.

The 42-credit Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Hofstra University (located on Long Island, New York) offers an innovative curriculum and advanced training for the next generation of public health professionals. Drawing on the expertise and resources of Hofstra's programs in the Department of Population Health, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Northwell Health, the Master of Public Health program's interdisciplinary approach recognizes the contributions of other disciplines, including: business, economics, education, law, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology.

In addition, the MPH degree faculty emphasizes the interconnectedness of public health and clinical medicine and provides a solid foundation in core skills, such as: assessment and research, program planning, evaluation, and policy development.

We also offer an Advanced Certificate in Foundations of Public Health, and JD/MPH and MD/MPH dual-degrees.

The degree is offered either as a terminal degree or as the first year toward the PhD within CUNY. Both introductory and advanced graduate courses are available at Hunter College.

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Our 45-credit, two-year competency-based program requires coursework in one of eight specialty tracks as well as a 150-hour Applied Practice Experience and a Culminating Experience (e.g. master's thesis, manuscript, or capstone project).

Our mission is to educate our students to prevent disease, protect the environment, and promote good health in partnership with the populations they serve. Through interdisciplinary research and innovation, policy analysis, and advocacy, our students and graduates translate knowledge into practice to serve local, national, and global communities, Our MPH graduates serve in a variety of roles within many diverse settings, including public health practice, government agencies, industry, academia, the non-profit sector, and private practice.

The Center for Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) provides exemplary education for the public health and health care workforce and is nationally recognized for distance learning training, including the award-winning Public Health Live! webcast series and numerous interactive, self-paced online courses. These programs, as well as in-person trainings, webinars, and webcasts, provide free or affordable nursing contact hours, continuing medical education credits, Certified in Public Health renewal credits, continuing education contact hours in health education, lactation continuing education recognition points, and social work continuing education hours. Support for CPHCE is through state and federal funding.

Visit Public Health Training Courses Online to access over 40 self-paced, online trainings. Many offer CE credits!

Public health isn’t just a career – it’s a calling, which is why we offer many ways for you to pursue your education. You can consider fully online academic programs, on campus academic options, non-degree study, and additional opportunities through centers and units on campus.

Provides Master's, Doctoral, & certificate programs.

Improve health for people, communities—even entire populations. An MPH from UB, a top 30 public health school, equips you to tackle today’s most pressing issues. With our affordable tuition, you’ll graduate as an in-demand public health professional with more skills, more experience employers value and less debt.

The Master of Public Health is a professional degree which provides a population-based perspective and is designed to prepare students to investigate and manage public health problems.

Are you looking for a Public Health internship in Albany, NY? Public Health internships are the best way to bridge the gap between going to school and landing great job. Internships can help provide valuable work experience by learning the ropes from more experienced professionals. At the end of your internship, you’ll have relevant experience to help you decide if starting your career in the field of your internship is the right choice for you. It also helps that 7 out of 10 internships result in a full time job offer, which means interning in Albany, NY can also serve as the foundation to landing a full time job in that city after graduation.

Public Health summer internships in Albany, NY are pretty common, but don't expect to be in charge at the end of your internship! Usually, you’ll have to work from the bottom up, but interns are much more likely to get a job offer from the employer they’re interning with. If you decide to intern at a smaller company, you’ll sacrifice the name prestige for other benefits, such as having an opportunity to see your projects go from start to finish. Simply gaining Public Health experience is essential in order to provide value and creativity to the team.

The most recent listings for Public Health positions in and around Albany, NY. Includes internship, full-time, and part-time listings.

As the Executive Director of Health Research, Inc. (HRI), I would like to welcome you to HRI’s career page. HRI’s mission is to build a healthier future for New York State and beyond through the delivery of funding and program support to further public health and research programs in support of the New York State Department of Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and other entities. This achievement is made possible through the recruitment of highly talented and qualified individuals.

As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, we at HRI pride ourselves on our longstanding dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce. This commitment is reflected in our equal opportunity employment policy: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

HRI embraces and values all dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion in order to make HRI a welcoming environment and to best serve the needs of the various public health and research programs throughout New York State. HRI is committed to fostering a diverse pool of qualified candidates, and we warmly invite you to apply to any open position(s) that interest you.

The most recent listings for Public Health positions in and around Albany, NY. Includes internship, full-time, and part-time listings.

The most recent listings for Public Health positions in and around Albany, NY. Includes internship, full-time, and part-time listings.

A list of the most recent positions available through the New York State Department of Health.

We accept applications for interns on a rolling basis. These positions are 10-20 hours/week. A master's degree candidate is preferred but undergraduate students entering the field of public health will also be considered. These positions will work remotely with occasional in-person events.

The Wadsworth Center is staffed through the NYS Department of Health (DOH) and Health Research, Inc. (HRI).

The most recent listings for Public Health Specialist positions in and around Albany, NY. Includes internship, full-time, and part-time listings.