Get applied public health informatics training and use your computer science and information technlogy skills to investigate and solve public health problems. The CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) application period is open now through November 4, 2018. Make plans to join a one-hour, informative webinar session to learn more about PHIFP.

A PHIFP Fellow will get to do the following:

• Work with teams in research and development of public health information systems
• Provide informatics assistance to partners
• Plan and evaluate complex information systems, such as disease surveillance systems

Presenters: 

• Sridhar Papagari-Sangareddy, Program Lead
• Jina Dcruz, Health Scientist Population Health Informatics Fellowship Program

To register for an Information Session visit: PHIFP Fellow Webinars

Jessica Kronstadt, MPP

Director of Research and Evaluation, Public Health Accreditation Board

Laura Rasar King, MPH, MCHES

Executive Director, Council on Education for Public Health

Moderator

C. William Keck, MD, MPH

Chair, Academic Health Department Learning Community

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Webinar sponsored by the Public Health Foundation (PHF)

Wednesday, February 28th, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST

For more information and to register

CEPH’s Accreditation Criteria document defines the standards by which schools and programs are assessed in the accreditation process. The Accreditation Procedures document, which is currently open for revision, defines the process by which CEPH carries out its accreditation functions.

Comments must be submitted to Mollie Mulvanity at mmulvanity@ceph.org using the comment form available on the CEPH website. Comments in letter or other form will not be accepted.

Highlights of the draft revisions:

1. Information has been substantially reorganized and condensed to remove repetition and improve clarity.
2. The procedures explicitly state concepts that reflect the Council’s consistent interpretation over time on a number of requirements in defining the unit of accreditation for PHP and SBP.
3. The procedures more explicitly define the public disclosures required of all units affiliated with CEPH to ensure accurate information about accreditation status.
4. CEPH proposes several changes to the initial application process:
   1. Units seeking initial accreditation must attend a webinar that explains the process before submitting documents for Council review. This change intends to improve units’ experience and success in preparing documents for Council review.
   2. The document that CEPH currently refers to as the “application” has been more accurately retitled “initial application submission” (IAS).
   3. IAS content is updated to reflect revised criteria.
   4. The procedures accurately describe, and formalize, the iterative process of submitting drafts of the IAS to CEPH staff to review for clarity and completion before submission to the Council.
   5. The procedures require payment of a new IAS fee to address the time and effort spent with units preparing initial submissions for Council review.
5. CEPH clarifies and expands procedures relating to accrediting units located outside of North America. These changes address growing global interest in quality assurance and focus on ensuring that CEPH’s procedures recognize and reflect the cultural context of institutions outside of North America.
   1. The procedures acknowledge the differing terminology used in universities outside of North America. Even in English-speaking nations, terms such as “faculty,” “school,” “college” and “department” have different meanings and connotations, or are sometimes not used at all.
   2. Given CEPH’s experience with the structure of institutions outside of North America, the procedures define the expectation that most units outside of North America are eligible for accreditation only in the PHP or SBP categories, rather than the school of public health (SPH) category. Exceptions may be made in individual cases if the unit meets all requirements of a North American SPH.
   3. Given the above concepts and the different institutional history and context for public health higher education outside of North America, the procedures clarify that accredited PHP outside of North America may sometimes be housed in a unit called a school of public health. When such PHP are accredited, the procedures define specific disclosure requirements to ensure that the unit does not suggest or communicate accreditation in the SPH category. This exception applies outside of North America only.
6.  The procedures streamline the self-study review process by defining two reviewers for each preliminary self-study document: the team coordinator and the team chair.
7. The procedures clarify and streamline the complaint process for individuals with complaints against a CEPH-accredited unit or against CEPH itself.

Register Now | February 13, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

The second meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee Meeting on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 will take place on Monday, February 13^th from 12:00pm-4:00pm ET via webinar. 

The Committee will:

o   Discuss the development of the Nation’s health promotion and disease prevention objectives

o   Provide recommendations for the Healthy People 2030 mission, vision, framework, and organizational structure

o   Discuss approaches to improve health status and reduce health risks for the Nation by the year 2030

This Committee meeting will be held online via webcast and is open to the public.

Registration is limited and will close once it reaches capacity. Please consider registering early and gathering in one location to view the event with your colleagues.

Register Now | Thursday, September 22, 2016 | 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET

If you haven’t already, please consider registering for the upcoming webinar on Thursday, September 22 at 12:00 p.m. ET. You’ll learn how one community organization is working to improve reproductive health through innovative family planning measures informed by women’s preferences and experiences around contraception.

About Reproductive and Sexual Health

Reproductive and sexual health is a key component to the overall health and quality of life for both men and women. For many, reproductive and sexual health services are the entry point into the medical care system. Reproductive and sexual health services can prevent unintended pregnancies, prevent adolescent pregnancies, detect health conditions early, decrease rates of infertility, and slow the transmission of HIV through testing and treatment.

Emerging infectious diseases, such as Zika, Ebola, and MERS, dominated news cycles over the past few years and occupied the public health community’s focus. Join the American Public Health Association (APHA) and CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases for a Get Ready month Twitter chat to explore the future of public health with an emphasis on emerging infectious diseases.  

What: Future of Public Health Twitter Chat

When: Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:00-2:00 PM EDT 

• Health Communication and Health Information Technology
• Educational and Community-Based Programs

The webinar will specifically focus on strategies and resources to address blood pressure control. Free CEUs available. Register online at: http://bit.ly/1NMvHU0

Chronic Disease Research

Seven summer fellowship opportunities are available with Global Health Living Foundation (GHLF) and its online patient community, CreakyJoints. GHLF is looking for motivated and passionate individuals who are seeking experience in healthcare research specifically in the area of chronic disease policy, management and advocacy.

Fellows will be involved in outreach, survey collection, data input, collection, cleaning and analysis, and conducting literature reviews on various projects in the organization. Interested students should contact Shilpa Venkatachalam (svenky@ghlf.org) with questions. Fellowships will be filled and coordinated on a running basis. Deadline May 15, 2016

Review the full announcement for the position qualifications and requirements here: bit.ly/GHLFfellow

DESCRIPTION

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a 2-year postgraduate competency-based training program in public health informatics - the systematic application of knowledge about systems that capture, manage, analyze and use information to improve population health. Fellows receive training in both informatics and public health, are assigned to teams involved in CDC information systems projects, provide technical assistance to state and local health departments and international agencies, and are given the opportunity to lead one or more major projects during their fellowship.

DEADLINE

The deadline to apply for the fellowship is on November 29, 2015 (11:59 p.m. ET). All supporting documentation must be received and postmarked by November 29, 2015.

MORE INFO

Additional information regarding the Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program is available at http://www.cdc.gov/PHIFP/ or by emailing PHIFP@cdc.gov.

RECRUITMENT WEBINARS

To attend a fellowship recruitment webinar, contact Regina Bess at rbess@cdc.gov with your preferred webinar date (select from dates below).

There will be limited seats available so, please book early.

• Thursday, October 22, 2015, 09-10 a.m. ET
• Thursday, October 22, 2015, 11-12 p.m. ET
• Thursday, October 22, 2015, 2-3 p.m. ET
• Thursday, October 22, 2015, 3-4 p.m. ET
• Friday, October 23, 2015, 2-3 p.m. ET
• Friday, October 23, 2015, 3-4 p.m. ET
• Thursday, October 29, 2015, 09-10 a.m. ET
• Thursday, October 29, 2015, 11-12 p.m. ET

CDC’s New Interactive Calculator for States - MV PICCS 

Applications for the 2015 term are due by March 3rd.

Apply online! See website for further details: http://hcip.nci.nih.gov

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest of the 27 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

The NCI recognizes that health information dissemination is key to raising public awareness about new cancer treatments, support for cancer patients and their families, and prevention strategies. To that end, in 1975 the NCI established the Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) to attract and develop individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing.

The HCIP gives highly qualified graduate students and recent graduate degree recipients the opportunity to participate in vital health and science communications projects in one of the many offices that make up the NCI. Interns will select an area of emphasis: Health Communications or Science Writing. Six-month and one-year internship terms are available.

Successful Health Communications applicants have some science background as well as experience and/or education in any of the following areas: public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing, or journalism. Health Communications interns:

• Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web-based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals
• Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications, materials, and programs that reach the American public
• Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Successful Science Writing applicants have a science background with the ability to translatecomplex scientific conceptsintomaterialsuitable for a lay audience.Science Writing interns:

• Write fact sheets and press releases
• Answer inquiries from the press
• Attend and report on scientific meetings
• Write feature length, creative articles on the latest, most important advances in cancer research
• Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Additional information about this program including an online application can be found by visiting http://hcip.nci.nih.gov. If you would like hard copies of a program brochure to distribute or display, please reply to this e-mail with your mailing address and the number of copies you would like sent.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at HCIP-Contact@mail.nih.gov. If you are no longer the contact person for this program at your university/organization, please let us know and provide updated information.

Thank you for your continued support of the NCI’s Health Communications Internship Program.

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Office of Workforce Planning and Development

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Qualified candidates must demonstrate expertise and national leadership in clinical prevention, the critical evaluation of research, and the implementation of evidence-based recommendations in clinical practice. In addition, AHRQ seeks candidates who have experience in public health, the reduction of health disparities, the application of science to health policy, and the communication of findings to health care professionals, policy makers, and the general public.

To maintain balance in the expertise among members, this year, AHRQ is actively seeking the nomination of individuals from the field of family medicine. Individuals nominated prior to May 15, 2013 who continue to have interest in serving on the Task Force should be re-nominated.

The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications. More information on the Task Force is available at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org.

AHRQ provides ongoing scientific, administrative, and dissemination support to the Task Force. To learn more about how AHRQ supports the Task Force, please visit http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/bulletins/ahrqsupportfact.pdf.

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The first SBP applications are due on January 7, 2014 for February 2014 application decisions. Following a self-study process, the first site visits are anticipated for fall 2015.

For more information visit the CEPH website.

The Report shows how each of the departments and agencies that make up the National Prevention Council are making the federal government a leader in prevention.  Highlights include the Department of Defense’s Healthy Base Initiative, new work from the VA improving access to healthy food, and a multidepartment collaboration to prevent heart attacks and strokes.  Additionally, the Report shows positive trends in some leading health indicators, including decreases in the number of youth ages 3 to 11 exposed to second-hand smoke and decreases in stroke and overall cancer deaths.

The Report also includes several major new announcements, including:

o   A new Uniform and Appearance policy from the USPHS Commissioned Corps, making it the first Uniformed Service to prohibit tobacco use while in uniform

o   The addition of three new departments to the National Prevention Council, creating new opportunities for prevention

o   The availability of new toolkits developed from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of City and County Health Officials to support state and local implementation of the National Prevention Strategy

We encourage you to read and share the Council’s 2013 Annual Status Report, as well as the following related materials:

·         Blog post from Dr. Frieden on Progress in Prevention Since 2010

·         Blog post from Secretary Sebelius on The Health Care Law and Progress in Prevention

·         State implementation toolkit from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

·         Local implementation toolkit from the National Association of City and County Health Officials  

The Council would like to extend special thanks to all those who participated in the development of these criteria over the years, including participants in the 2011 Thought Leaders meeting, criteria development workgroups, focus groups and all those who submitted comments during the comment period.

Feedback received by the Council during the public comment period was extremely helpful. The Council directly incorporated many specific suggestions into the criteria, and all suggestions will inform the development of guidance and training documents. The criteria must be sufficiently flexible to apply well to baccalaureate public health programs of all types, including those with various areas of content focus and those with professional versus pre-professional intended outcomes, and this principle often guided the Council’s decision about which comments should be integrated into the document.

The Council will add rationale, information and examples related to criteria interpretation in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of the CEPH website. New FAQs, as well as other opportunities for information and technical assistance, will be developed and made available throughout the summer and fall.

We look forward to working with all interested baccalaureate programs and ask for your patience as we prepare all templates, application forms and FAQ/technical assistance documents.

The Council expects to accept its first SBP applications in late-fall 2013 for February 2014 application decisions. Following a self-study process, the first site visits are anticipated for fall 2015.

If your program may be interested in applying for accreditation in 2014 or 2015, please e-mail Nicole Williams at nwilliams@ceph.org.

As always, CEPH staff are available to answer your questions via phone, (202) 789-1050, or you should feel free to e-mail Laura King orNicole Williams.

New outbreaks happen every day and CDC's disease detectives are on the front lines, working 24/7 to save lives and protect people. When a new outbreak happens, disease detectives are sent in to figure out how outbreaks are stared, before they can spread. In our new, free iPad app, you get to Solve the Outbreak .

In this interactive, engaging app, you get to decide what to do: Do you quarantine the village? Talk to the people who are sick? Ask for more lab results? The better your answers, the higher your score – and the more quickly you'll save lives. You'll start out as a Trainee and will earn badges by solving cases, with the goal of earning the top rank: Disease Detective.

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) releases its 2012 Annual Report to Congress and Agencies Related to the Work of the Task Force. The report describes Task Force activities since its 2011 report, key evidence gaps found in its reviews, upcoming systematic reviews, the topic selection process, systematic review methods, and how states, communities, and worksites have used Task Force recommendations. It may be of interest to those who need to know what works to improve and protect the health of the U.S. population, including decision makers in communities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, the health sector, and all levels of government. Read more...

The Community Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, nonfederal, unpaid panel appointed by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention. The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of all the evidence-based recommendations and other findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force.Community Preventive Services Task Force Releases 2012 Annual Report to Congress and Agencies Related to the Work of the Task Force

financed in part by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of funds for national, nonprofit organizations to strengthen the infrastructure and improve the performance of governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system through the provision of capacity-building assistance (CBA). The purpose of this program is to ensure the provision of CBA to optimize the quality and performance of public health systems, the public health workforce, public health data and information systems, public health practice and services, public health partnerships, and public health resources. The Future of Public Health (IOM, 1988) was the first national report to call attention to the need to address the fragmented and underfunded American public health system. For the purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the public health system refers to "activities undertaken within the formal structure of government and the associated efforts of private and voluntary organizations and individuals” (IOM, 1988).

The applicant's CBA program is expected to demonstrate measurable progress among governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system towards two or more of the following outcomes: 1) increased adoption of new or proven business improvements leading to management and administrative efficiencies or cost savings; 2) increased availability and accessibility of continuing education and training focused on public health competencies and new skills, including the use of experience-based internships and fellowships; 3) increased incorporation of core public health competencies into employee position descriptions and performance evaluations; 4) increased integration of state-of-the-art technology into data collection and information systems; 5) increased implementation of evidence-based public health programs, policies, and services; 6) improved capacity to meet nationally established standards, such as those for health department accreditation; 7) establishment and maintenance of diverse public health partnerships for meaningful cooperation and achievement of evidence-based public health strategies and interventions, such as the CDC Winnable Battles; and 8) improved quality, availability, and accessibility of public health education materials, training, and evaluation tools and resources.

• Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline (must be submitted via email): February 4, 2013
• Application Deadline: March 7, 2013, 11:59 p.m. (EST),
• Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement
• Approximate Total Project Period Funding: Category A: $180 million; Category B: $75 million; Category C: $45 million
• Approximate Number of Awards: Category A: up to 8 awards; Category B: up to 10 awards; Category C: up to 10 awards
• Approximate Yearly Average Award: Category A: $9 million; Category B: $2.5 million; Category C: $1 million

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) charged an expert panel of educators with identifying a set of competencies appropriate for learners in disciplines of both medicine and public health to prepare culturally competent practitioners. The competencies are designed to enable faculty in medical schools and graduate schools/programs of public health to standardize curricula, benchmark student performance, and prepare graduates for culturally competent practice. The panel additionally provided recommendations for embedding cultural competence education within and across curricula of medicine and public health, highlights of exemplary case studies, and a road map for the future.

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