Overview

Health anthropologists address well-being and illness in sociocultural, biological and environment context, with a focus on empowering communities affected by health disparities and multiple forms of structural violence.

Career Pathways

  • Community health
  • Community organizing
  • Global health
  • Health professions
  • Integrated conservation and development
  • Graduate studies in anthropology, applied anthropology, biology, biomedical sciences and health professions

Recommended Pathway Courses

Internship Opportunities

Organization Name Paid or Unpaid Location Application Due Date
Cascade AIDS Project Unpaid Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Coalition of Community Health Clinics Internship Varies Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, Oregon Check website for openings
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) Unspecified Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Mercy Corps Paid Portland, Oregon; Washington, D.C.; Virtual Check website for openings
Minka Project Paid Peru Unspecified
Monteverde Institute Unpaid Virtual; Costa Rica; Hybrid Unspecified
Multnomah County Health Department Varies Multnomah County, Oregon Varies

Field Schools

Field School Application Due Date
Ecuador Virtual Ethnographic Field School Unspecified
Fort Lewis College Ethnographic Field School Varies
Maderas Rainforest Conservancy Varies
NAPA-OT Field School Feb. 1, 2023
Off the Beaten Track Rolling acceptance
Open School of Ethnography and Anthropology Varies