Positions for saving the world are now available.
Most people talk about making the planet healthier. At CDC, you can. Here's everything you need to know about fellowships and internships with the world's leading public health and disease prevention agency.
Dear Colleagues:
We'd like you to join us for one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) exciting training opportunities! Our programs include both hands-on training in future-oriented technology and prevention approaches, and skill building in epidemiology and more traditional public health areas. You'll have the chance to be a part of the public health workforce of the future; we hope you'll join us as you plan your career.
You may not know our faces, but you hear from us and about us in the news, when an outbreak occurs and when a quick response is needed. While we're best known for our efforts to protect people from infectious diseases, we also work to prevent or reduce chronic diseases, disabilities, and injuries. Ultimately, our work improves the quality of life for each person at every stage of life.
Here's a small sample of what we do:
Enclosed is an overview of CDC's training programs; it includes specific training options by topic area with a website for more information. So please join us as we work together to build a strong public health workforce for the future.
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation's leading public health prevention agency. Over 8,500 of our employees worldwide help to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, smoking, flu, injuries, terrorism, obesity, and just about every other major disease and health threat.
We're looking for smart, ambitious people for various training and fellowship opportunities. This is your chance to use the skills you've learned in school and enhance them in real-world applications. You'll also get a chance to work for the greater good and get in on the ground floor while you build your resume.
Whether it's thwarting polio in Rwanda or fighting heart disease in the United States, we develop strategic alliances with influential groups to give people vital health information. It's a mission we've followed since we began in 1946.
Not sure where to begin? Start here.
Use this booklet to look over the fields you're interested in, then visit www.cdc.gov/phtrain for more information. Our opportunities range from short-term internships to 3-year postgraduate training programs. It doesn't matter whether you're still in college, have recently graduated or are currently working in the public health arena. The world depends on us to solve its health problems; we depend on you to make that happen!
Fighting Diseases.
Conquering Disorders.
Where Can I Sign Up?
Protecting people from health risks is what we do best. It's a two-part process that depends mainly on educating people on how to be healthier then equipping them with the tools to help them lead healthy lives.
We'd love for you to join us in our efforts to help the citizens of the world become safer and healthier. Our training and fellowship programs will enhance your public health skills and prepare you for your future public health career.
So take advantage of our programs. You'll reach your individual goals, and we'll continue to protect the world's health.
To apply, visit www.cdc.gov/phtrain
To prevent diseases and promote healthy lifestyles, we employ the most fundamental epidemiological approaches. And our results are truly groundbreaking.
Since 1951, we have given thousands of people hands-on training in epidemiology. While understanding what causes diseases and how to control them may not be glamorous, it's some of our most important work. And millions of lives rely on our results.
In this program, you may have a chance to accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Epidemiology section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
CDC is the nation's lead prevention agency responsible for helping the public health and medical communities prevent unnecessary illness, injury, and death.
Simply said, prevention is our business. In a world of ever-increasing healthcare costs, assessing the cost-effectiveness of prevention is vital. We need to evaluate the effectiveness of our prevention strategies and promote economic analysis in public health.
Fellows in Prevention Effectiveness Methods can first learn how prevention effectiveness studies work and then implement practical methods for determining the effect of prevention programs on public health. In addition, fellows receive training through seminars and courses in public health and economics.
Fellows will have the opportunity to accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
Steven M. Teutsch
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Prevention Effectiveness Methods
For more details, go to the Prevention Effectiveness Methods section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
As our society places increased emphasis on the importance of public health, the field is expanding and thriving. This means that hundreds of training opportunities exist at CDC.
We offer college students and professionals practical public health experiences that are essential to their personal and professional advancement.
For example, you can choose from a broad range of public health categories, including immunization, HIV/AIDS, and injury and disability prevention.
Through our training programs, you can accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Public Health Prevention/Practice section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
CDC's programs will help you learn more about health communication and take advantage of a wide array of communication tools. After all, our work involves ensuring that clear and credible health and safety information is accessible to everyone, every day.
If you are interested in developing strategic health messages for the general public and other audiences, understanding these audiences, and creating health communication tools for them, then health communication might be for you.
Our health communication training and fellowship programs provide hands-on experience in health communication, media relations, and information technology. Participants can also work on projects such as agency-wide communication initiatives, health communication workforce development and training, emergency risk and crisis communication, media training, and communication with Congress.
Participants in these programs can accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Health Communication section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
Our work at CDC is greatly enhanced by modern technology. Cutting-edge computer science and technology have completely changed the way we monitor public health problems, respond to looming health threats, and even communicate with our public health partners and customers. Two key trends link information technology to health education and communication: the marked increase of medical information on the Internet and the exploration of existing data for application beyond its intended purpose.
As we see it, public health informatics, the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning, is more than just an emerging technological trend: it is essential for future public health success.
CDC's training and fellowship programs in this arena develop leaders skilled in integrating public health information systems and developing data standards, policy and quality control measures to advance the practice of public health informatics. Participants often have the opportunity to work with Geographic Information Systems, data mining, new disease surveillance tools, and other future-oriented technologies.
Your unique training experience could include the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Public Health Informatics section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
Without question, every great scientific discovery, every ground breaking health advancement, and every successful intervention began with reliable research. At CDC, science is the cornerstone of our efforts and a key reason for our successes at protecting America's health.
Our training opportunities in applied and laboratory research are among the most extensive and rewarding.
Applied Research
Taking research findings and applying them in specific situations informs the programs and policies that will improve people's health. No matter which program you choose, CDC will be able to match your research interests.
CDC's research training programs include the following: statistical theory, survey methodology, statistical computing, economics, demographics, and social and behavioral science.
As a participant, you can expect to conduct applied research and practice in chronic disease prevention and control. For example, you could work with networks for academic centers, public health agencies or community partners to conduct research that either addresses an immediate health need or adds knowledge about specific health topics. You could also conduct research projects on health- or population-specific issues.
Laboratory research represents the very essence of science at work. CDC offers many fellowship and training opportunities for those who want to enhance their laboratory research skills and field assignment experience.
As a participant in these programs, you will gain experience with practical research applications in local, state, or CDC-funded public health laboratories. You will also obtain skills in the latest laboratory techniques and technologies.
You can conduct research in various fields such as infectious diseases, environmental health, industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, and occupational safety. CDC also offers post-doctoral programs with research opportunities to match both your interests and the interests of the sponsoring laboratory.
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Applied & Laboratory Research section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
No matter how far we advance in our lives, our quest for more knowledge never ends. This is what keeps CDC ahead of the curve. This is also what fuels our commitment to workforce training and development.
Because CDC considers the public health workforce to be a valuable resource, workforce development and training are ongoing agency priorities. Our training opportunities cover a broad range of subjects. For example, you could get involved in public health interventions that use "train the trainer" models to deliver public health services, you could work with practitioners in developing countries to build public health capacity, or you could help increase health literacy among the public.
So, if you have an interest in advancing public health knowledge and health science skills, CDC has a training program for you.
Our programs can help you accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Public Health Training section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
Policy research and development remains a core component of our work in public health. At CDC, we work directly with health departments and other partners to examine public health concerns that could impact health policy issues.
We have a strong commitment to help advance public health and academic professionals who work in the policy research and development fields. Training and fellowship opportunities provide participants with a broad perspective on health services research, health policy issues, and the relationship between the political process and the healthcare system.
Participants have the opportunity to accomplish the following:
Choose your path.
For more details, go to the Public Policy Research & Development section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
Our collective successes in improving people's health and safety are directly tied to the strength of our public health leaders. CDC training opportunities strengthen the leadership competencies of current and future public health managers.
Our training programs not only enhance the leadership capacities of public health managers and officials, but also help build inter-organizational teams to improve community health status and build public health infrastructure. We accomplish these goals by developing training curricula and providing leadership opportunities.
Our programs can accomplish the following:
Participation in our training programs is a great way for you to gain leadership skills. By participating in our leadership training programs, you can also expect to see improved teamwork abilities.
For more details, go to the Leadership Opportunities section of www.cdc.gov/phtrain.
Verla S. Neslund, J.D.
chief learning officer
While CDC's training and fellowship opportunities are extremely diverse, we increasingly see that leadership and management skills are essential for a well-rounded learning experience, regardless of the trainee's scientific or professional discipline. Making these learning opportunities readily available is an absolute priority for CDC.
Safer, healthier people.
It starts with you.
To apply, visit www.cdc.gov/phtrain.