TABLE 1—
US Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni Professional Status and Public Health Employment at 3 Time Points: June 2014, August 2015, and August 2017
| Program Completion, % (No./Total No.) | Year 1 Alumni, % (No./Total No.) | Year 3 Alumni, % (No./Total No.) | |
| Professional status | |||
| Employed | 57 (43/76) | 55 (42/76) | 59 (45/76) |
| Furthering education | 28 (21/76) | 30 (23/76) | 21 (16/76) |
| Both employed and furthering education | 0 (0/76) | 12 (9/76) | 15 (11/76) |
| Enrolled in fellowship program | 1 (1/76) | 0 (0/76) | 0 (0/76) |
| Undecided or looking for a job | 14 (11/76) | 3 (2/76) | 5 (4/76) |
| Employed in public health | 100 (43/43) | 86 (44/51) | 68 (38/56) |
| Public health employer type | |||
| Federal government | 70 (30/43) | 57 (25/44) | 32 (12/38) |
| Nonfederal government | 19 (8/43) | 23 (10/44) | 55 (21/38) |
| Nongovernmental organization | 12 (5/43) | 20 (9/44) | 13 (5/38) |