Fishers Health Department Teen Public Health Academy
The Fishers Health Department Teen Public Health Academy is a FREE, one-week interactive experience for incoming 9th to 12th graders.
Interested students will learn about public health career professions, public health at a local health department level, and how they protect and promote health and well-being of residents. Space is limited and preference is given to Fishers residents.
Opportunities Include:
- Meet City and Public Health Leaders and learn from public health staff
- Visit Indiana Department of Health Laboratory
- Experience hands-on activities and trainings (e.g., Naloxone administration, Friends and Family CPR, Stop the Bleed, semi-public pool water testing, mock restaurant inspection)
- Conduct scenario-based table-top exercises on a variety of public health topics (e.g., emergency preparedness, communicable disease investigations, and outreach).
- Develop a health education outreach activity
Public Health Academy Structure
- 2026 dates: Monday, July 20-Saturday, July 25, 2026
- 9:00 am to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday
- 7:30 am to 12:30pm Saturday for Fishers Farmers Market
- Location: Fishers Community Center and Fishers Junior High to accommodate a variety of activities
- 2026 Application will go-live here on March 23! Get your applications in early as the Academy will fill up fast!
- Questions? Contact Kacy Brobst by email.
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