Academic Health Department

As an Academic Health Department (AHD), the Cabarrus Health Alliance is committed to public health workforce development and cross sector collaborations between academia and practice.   An AHD designation is applied to health departments that have an established formal or informal arrangement with an academic institution(s) which provide mutual benefits in the form of practice-based learning, research, teaching, or service (Erwin and Keck, 2014). 

CHA’s AHD efforts include: 

• Internships, Fellowships & Practicums 
  • Opportunities are available in the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. (click for schedule)
• Clinical Rotations
  • Opportunities are available in the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms and placed based on existing school agreements.
• Workforce Training & Development   
  
  
• Volunteer Opportunities  
  • Opportunities are available all year long. 
• Research and Evaluation  
  
  
• Community Education & Promotion   
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•  Academic Instruction*

CHA’s Academic partners include (in alphabetical order):  

• Appalachian State University 
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences 
• Eastern Carolina University 
• North Carolina Central University 
• NorthEastern University 
• Rowan Cabarrus Community College
• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 
• University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Wake Forest University 
• Wingate University 
• Winston Salem State University Pfeiffer University