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A fellowship is available within the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT), Program Implementation Branch, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. The Fellow will have the opportunity to gain experience in a chronic disease program environment by conducting research, developing methods, examining strategies to promote and reinforce healthy behaviors as well as health system interventions that improve quality of health care delivery to populations with and at risk for diabetes under the tutelage and direction of an assigned CDC/DDT Advisor/Mentor.
The project objective is to examine strategies to promote and support and reinforce healthful behaviors as well as health system interventions that improve the quality of health care delivery to populations with and at risk for diabetes.
This Fellow will spend approximately 25% time assisting with training, research, and analysis for the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative virtual community of practice (CoP) for 17 states and four cities funded under CDC cooperative agreement DP14-1422, State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease and Stroke. This forum will offer CDC grant recipients an opportunity to connect and collaborate regularly in structured and unstructured methods to promote effective implementation of targeted public health strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
The Fellow will:
Conduct benchmarking on other virtual COP modules, participate in the development of COP webinars and communication materials.
Gain experience in CoP planning, evaluation, and making recommendations for improvement
Under the guidance of CDC mentor and others, conduct background research and gather relevant documents and information from grantees and staff to improve program implementation and information exchange.
Learn from key internal and external stakeholders.
The Fellow will conduct research and monitor the internal and external CoP web-based collaboration platform developed by CDC to identify and share best practices and lessons learned as well as provide tools and resources available on demand for grantees. The Fellow will identify, analyze, and evaluate platform communications to provide technical guidance and promote effective communication between CDC and grantees.
The Fellow will spend approximately 75% time in this appointment training with CDC Project Officers to learn about technical implementation of chronic disease programs at the state and local level. Specifically, the Fellow will review, analyze and propose ideas to strengthen the work of grantees funded under the State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke and State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health cooperative agreements.
The Fellow will:
Analyze and provide technical input on grantee work plans, annual progress reports, budgets, and evaluation plans.
Learn from internal and external stakeholders.
Plan and facilitate technical assistance calls with grantees with guidance from the Project Officers.
Learn strategies that support clinical and community linkages to improve care and prevention of diabetes.
The Fellow will gain experience by:
This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment is for less than one year (ending on August 14, 2018), but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at the CDC’s Chamblee Campus in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.
Applicants must have Bachelor's degree in public health, social sciences or related field within five years of the appointment start date.
Knowledge of public health issues is strongly preferred
Interest in public health approaches to chronic disease prevention and control is preferred
Interest in public health research and evaluation is preferred
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