The Quad Cities is an ideal location for public health majors to gain experience. Augustana students have had internships with the Rock Island County Public Health Department, Red Cross, the Unity Point Health Systems Infection Prevention/Epidemiology Team and the Mississippi Valley Blood Bank, plus local hospitals and clinics.

Off-campus experiences include internships in Sydney, Australia; a public health, peace and justice internship at Baylor College of Medicine; and a service-learning program offering free health clinics in Nicaragua. Funding for these experiences is available through Augie Choice, the Freistat Center, and other sources.

Members of ACHOO (Augustana Community Health Outreach Organization) can participate in the JETS (Joining Education Through Service) trip to Nicaragua. The faculty-led JETS program began in 2008, and each year about 30 students work with Nicaraguan professionals to provide healthcare and health education to people in several remote villages in rural Nicaragua.