The Public Health Club: Where Careers Grow and Businesses Thrive

Career. Community. Consulting.

Your premier destination for advancing your career and building your consulting or entrepreneurial venture — all in one powerful community.

Whether you’re ready to land your next leadership role, secure high-paying consulting contracts, or launch a public health business that transforms communities, PHC is your launchpad.

✅ Grow your public health career faster


✅ Build and scale your consulting or entrepreneurial venture

✅ Expand your network with mentors, partners, and collaborators


✅ Access exclusive career, consulting, and business development opportunities

Two Paths, One Powerful Club

Career-Driven Public Health Professionals:

  • Position yourself for promotions, leadership roles, and fellowships.

  • Access exclusive non-federal consulting and career opportunities posted weekly.

  • Build your skills with live and on-demand workshops covering resume development, interviewing, LinkedIn branding, and public health tech.

  • Receive weekly mentorship from senior leaders and career strategists to map your next move.

  • Connect with a network that opens doors, not just conversations.

Think beyond traditional public health roles — and create the career you deserve.

Public Health Consultants and Entrepreneurs:

  • Access Access 60+ new RFPs and consulting contracts every month across strategic planning, evaluation, project management, data analysis and more.

  • Collaborate with fellow PHC members on consulting projects and opportunities.

  • Build and scale your consulting firm or public health business with expert-led trainings on:

  • Get actionable templates, toolkits, and client acquisition strategies.

Build a business that transforms public health — and your income.

What Makes the Public Health Club Different?

Exclusive Consulting & Career Opportunities

Get direct access to contracts, RFPs, fellowships, and leadership roles updated weekly.

Collaborative, Equity-Centered Community

Build real relationships — not just networks — inside a thriving community of health leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.

Business and Career Growth Under One Roof

Whether you’re scaling a consulting firm or seeking career promotions, PHC has resources and pathways for you.

Live Mentorship with Dr. Des and Guests

Navigate public health’s unique challenges with guidance from top strategists, consultants, and executives.

A Future-Forward Approach to Public Health Careers

Think beyond traditional pathways — leverage entrepreneurship, consulting, and innovation to maximize your impact. Public Health is everywhere, so we focus on roles in the technology space, biopharmaceutical space and more.

What’s Included

with The Public Health Club membership:

  • Live career development and business-building workshops with Dr. Des and guest experts

  • Weekly updated consulting and contract opportunity lists — featuring 66+ new RFPs monthly

  • Exclusive office hours to get personalized guidance

  • A growing library of recorded workshops you can access anytime

  • A private discussion forum and group chat for networking, collaboration, and support

  • Templates, resources, and entrepreneurial guides designed for public health professionals

Some Of Our Best Workshops

Our top workshops inside the club! & there are many more inside.

  • Resume Development

    Craft an amazing public health resume + template included!

  • Best Practices In Applying For RFP’s

    Panelists Dr. Léa and Dr. James discussed developing a niche in consulting, leveraging existing skills, evaluating RFP opportunities and so much more!

  • DrPH vs. PhD

    learn about the differences in DrPH and PhD programs, plus best practices to completing your degree while maintaining your sanity

  • Getting Started In Public Health Consulting

    A discussion with three amazing consultants and Subcontracting to 6 Figure alumni— , and —who kept it real about their journeys into public health consulting.

  • Public Health & Tech

    the intersections of public health and technology, focusing on how public health professionals can transition into the tech sector.

  • Building a Public Health NonProfit with BLKHLTH

    BLKHLTH co-founders shared their journey from starting as an informal student initiative to building a thriving nonprofit tackling health disparities in Black communities.

  • Data & Epidemiology in Public Health

    Our panelists shared their unique career journeys, breaking down the importance of technical skills, and how public health professionals can explore opportunities in every corner of the field.

  • From Data to Impact

    Building an Equity-Centered Consulting Firm with Vanessa Da Costa

  • Scaling to 6 Figures in Public Health

    Monica Simmonds shared her inspiring journey in public health, emphasizing the value of career mapping and her strategic steps

  • Becoming a Public Health Professor

    insights into the academic career path for aspiring public health professors

Hear How Our Members Are Winning

Exclusive Monthly Resources to Accelerate Your Growth

At the Public Health Club, we believe that continuous learning leads to continuous earning — whether you’re building your career or scaling your consulting business. That’s why, as a PHC member, you’ll receive an exclusive, high-value resource every month — completely free.

Each month, you’ll unlock a brand-new tool, guide, or template designed to move you forward faster, including past favorites like:

  • The Public Health Entrepreneurship Starter Guide

  • Salary Negotiation Strategy Templates

  • LinkedIn Branding Blueprint for Public Health Professionals

Here’s the catch (and the motivation!):


Each free resource is available only during that month. After that, it moves into the PHC resource vault where it will only be available for separate purchase. Stay plugged in. Download early. Keep leveling up.

👉 Your next career tool or consulting accelerator is waiting for you inside the Club.

Join Now and Get Your Free Monthly Resource!

Meet Our Founder: Dr. Desiree Strickland

Award-Winning Public Health Entrepreneur | Visionary Leader | Host of The Dr. Des Show

At the heart of the Public Health Club is a leader who knows that sustainable change in public health starts with empowering the professionals behind the work.
Dr. Desiree Strickland (Dr. Des) created the Public Health Club to transform the career, consulting, and entrepreneurial pathways available to public health professionals everywhere.

An award-winning public health strategist, career advancement coach, and entrepreneur, Dr. Des has dedicated her career to helping professionals grow their careers, launch thriving consulting businesses, and drive community transformation.

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Yes! Many members focus on career growth, leadership advancement, and professional development while building entrepreneurial skills for the future. Many of our workshops focus on career exploration and growth as a professional. You’ll find many tools and resources to help you get to the next level.

  • Absolutely. We offer direct access to consulting opportunities, RFPs, and business-building resources designed specifically for public health entrepreneurs.

  • RFPs are posted on a weekly basis. We average around 66+ RFPs monthly covering project management, program evaluation, data analysis, health equity consulting, and more.

  • Yes! Many members form partnerships for projects, joint proposals, and long-term business collaborations.

  • Our members work across nonprofits, academic institutions, community-based organizations, federal and state agencies, and private sector companies — all united by a passion for public health innovation.

  • Anytime, anywhere!
    The Public Health Club community, resource library, and opportunity board are available 24/7 — through both our mobile app and website.

    Catch up on previous workshops, browse the latest consulting opportunities, or chat with members — whether it's during your morning commute, over your lunch break, or winding down after work.
    You'll also get notifications for upcoming live workshops and events — with one-click calendar adds so you never miss out.

    Your professional growth now fits your schedule.

  • Absolutely!
    We want you to stay because you’re getting value — not because you feel locked in.

    If you decide PHC isn’t the right fit, you can cancel your membership renewal at any time. Just email our Support Team at info@publichealthclub.com, and we’ll handle it, no questions asked.

  • YES! In order to secure your dream role after you graduate you need to start NOW! The club will expose you to career paths you’re not taught in school, and give you the guidance needed to land the role you want, even with limited experience in the field.

Your Next Career Move — or Your Next Business Win — Starts Here

✨ 7-Day Free Trial Available


✨ Immediate Access to Opportunities, Trainings, and Community


✨ No Risk. High Reward. Maximum Impact.

Join the Club Today — Where Careers Grow and Businesses Thrive.