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Administration, and Association of Environmental Health increasing community college student awareness of career
Academic Programs, and were vetted by the community college opportunities in public health. Colleges are encouraged to
and public health communities. make connections between public health careers and existing
certificate and degree programs, such as nursing, allied health,
In the third phase, the League recognized 14 innovative first responder, environmental studies, engineering, and HVAC.
community colleges for developing or enhancing courses, To support public health career awareness activities, the
certificate programs, and associate degree programs in public League awarded 21 small grants for events held in April 2019
health with Riegelman Awards, sponsored by Richard and Linda during National Public Health Week (USA) or on the World
Riegelman and Jones & Bartlett Learning and presented at the Health Organization’s World Health Day. Thirty-seven additional
Innovations Conferences from 2016 to 2019. grants were awarded to the following community colleges to
support public health career awareness activities this spring.
The fourth and current phase of the project focuses on Creating
a Community College Culture of Health, with an emphasis on
2020 PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT RECIPIENTS
Anne Arundel Community College (MD)
Arapahoe Community College (CO)
Borough of Manhattan Community College (NY)
Brazosport College (TX)
Bristol Community College (MA)
Central Community College (NE)
Chabot College (CA)
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (AZ)
Columbia State Community College (TN)
Columbus State Community College (OH)
Doña Ana Community College (NM)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (NC)
GateWay Community College (AZ)
Hartnell College (CA)
Howard Community College (MD)
Lawson State Community College (AL)
Mesa Community College (AZ)
Mississippi Delta Community College (MS)
Montgomery Community College (NC)
Montgomery County Community College (PA)
NHTI—Concord’s Community College (NH)
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (PA)
Pensacola State College (FL)
Prince George’s College (MD)
Queensborough Community College (NY)
Rio Salado College (AZ)
Robeson Community College (NC)
San Juan College (NM)
Seminole State College (FL)
Sinclair Community College (OH)
St. Louis Community College – Wildwood Campus
(MO)
Stella & Charles Guttman Community College (NY)
Suffolk County Community College (NY)
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Tech (AR)
University of the District of Columbia Community
College (DC)
Wake Technical Community College (NC)
Wichita State University Tech (KS)
For more information about the League’s Community Colleges and Public Health Project and Creating a Community
College Culture of Health, including resources, please visit www.league.org/ccph.
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