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Outbreak!

If you’re interested in a future in public health, then Outbreak! is the program for you! Take this opportunity to explore the history of public health and how that history informs what is happening now in the fields of epidemiology, ethics, disease surveillance, nursing, emergency preparedness, and more!

​This FREE interactive 5-day program is one of the only ones of its kind. Work with peers to tackle interesting public health problems and learn from professionals in the field who are addressing these issues every day!

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Email outbreak@publichealthmuseum.org

Yearly Program

Outbreak! is an interactive, challenging program designed to introduce high school students to the history and importance of public health. Students will learn about epidemiology, investigate a simulated disease outbreak, learn about the wide range of public health careers, and much more. Two field trips - on to the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain and the other to the Lowell Community Health Center - will also be part of the week's experience.

Outbreak! 2020

Please check back in May and June for the Outbreak! 2020 application. This program accepts 25 junior/senior high school students. We look forward to seeing you!

Outbreak! 2019

The 2019 session is a wrap! Thanks to all who participated. Check out photos,  student work, and the professionals who helped make this week happen.

Outbreak! 2016-2018

See pictures from past years! Our galleries showcase the magic that is the Outbreak! Program, made possible by students, staff, guests, and professionals alike.