CLAS Intern
DPH Paid Internship Program, Fall 2026-Spring 2027
Office of Health Equity & Community Engagement (OHECE)
Project Name: Reframing CLAS: Centering Racial Equity and Systems Change
Intern Title: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service (CLAS) Intern
Eligible Academic Level: Master’s
Preferred Field(s) of Study: Public Health, Health Care Administration, Health and Communication, Health Policy, Sociology, Ethnic or Cultural Studies, Public Administration, Social Work, or related interdisciplinary Programs that emphasize equity and community engagement
Semester: Fall & Spring
Total Hours: 288
Hours Per Week: Part Time (approx. 12 hours)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
On Site Location: 250 Washington, Boston MA
Position Overview:
The CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) is a program within the Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity. The CLAS program provides training, evaluation support, technical assistance, and subject-matter expertise to programs across the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). The CLAS program promotes the use of the CLAS framework as performance management quality improvement (PMQI) tool to advance health and racial equity.
Responsibilities:
The CLAS Intern will update Chapter 2: Building Community Partnership from the CLAS Manual called “Making CLAS Happen: Six Areas of Action” centering racial equity. As part of the update, the CLAS intern is expected to:
- incorporate best practices of building community partnerships and community engagement from other health departments, and
- to design a CLAS resource site related to community engagement in public health.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong writing, editing, research, and communication skills
- Comfort with Microsoft 365 (Word, SharePoint, OneNote, PowerPoint)
- Critical thinker who works well independently
- Experience or understanding of systems-level work, equity, and intersectionality in public health