Postgraduate Opportunities
To help
achieve its mission of promoting health and quality of life, CDC provides
postgraduate training and service programs for health
scientists of diverse educational backgrounds. Many of these programs
offer assignments in NCCDPHP, with the opportunity to work in several
chronic disease fields— from a range of community health topics (e.g.,
diabetes, oral health, nutrition) to maternal and child health to cancer
prevention and control.
Activities
include conducting public health surveillance, epidemiologic studies and
behavioral interventions; disseminating guidelines and recommendations;
and helping state and local health and education agencies increase their
ability to prevent chronic diseases and promote healthy behaviors.
Several
postgraduate programs are coordinated through CDC’s Epidemiology Program
Office, including the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the Preventive
Medicine Residency, the Public Health Prevention Service, the Prevention
Effectiveness Fellowship, and the Public Health Informatics Fellowship.
The Presidential Management Internship is administered by CDC’s
personnel office, and other postgraduate programs are available through
CDC’s Public Health Practice Program Office as part of cooperative
agreements with the Association of Schools of Public Health and the
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.
This site provides general information on how to apply to these
positions, as well as descriptions of NCCDPHP’s many program areas.
What
Assignments Are Available at NCCDPHP?
Postgraduate
positions offered by NCCDPHP vary from year to year, but assignments
generally are available in the divisions and branches outlined in this
section. Although trainees are “matched” to specific programs, ample
opportunities exist to collaborate with other divisions and branches.
What Postgraduate
Programs Are Available at NCCDPHP?
The assignments at NCCDPHP are available through a
variety of tailored programs described in this section.
Participants receive multidisciplinary training at the
national level in their specialty area, learn about the nation’s public
health system, become well-versed in policy concerns affecting the public
health infrastructure, and contribute to CDC’s mission as a public
health agency.
Content within this section is adapted from
Postgraduate Opportunities: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion
Page last reviewed: April 27, 2006
Page last modified: April 27, 2006
Content source: National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
