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Epidemiologist I, Maryland DPH

Category : Alumni

Description 

This position will serve as an Epidemiologist in the Center for Environmental, Occupational and Injury Epidemiology, within the Maryland Department of Health (MDH)’s Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA)’s Environmental Health Bureau (EHB). This position will provide epidemiological analysis and assistance for topics, which may include asthma, lead poisoning, falls, self-harm, water quality, occupational injuries, and more. Specifically, this position will prepare, analyze and interpret exposure and health data for the EHB, as well as for specific grants, including the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) program, the State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (SVIPP), and the Climate and Health Program. 

Additionally, this position will assist the Bureau with response to emerging needs, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 response. This position will be responsible for the application of epidemiology knowledge, skills and abilities in the implementation of Bureau services, programs, policies, and grants by conducting data analyses, interpreting data, and summarizing and disseminating results of epidemiologic studies for public health action. 

 

Furthermore, this position will use SAS statistical analysis software to perform data analysis. Lastly, this position will map geospatial data, in the course of normal duties.

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Education: A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.
  • Experience: None.

Desired Qualifications 

  • The desired candidate should have experience in environmental or occupational epidemiology, as well as experience analyzing health data.

Apply 

  • Click here to learn more about the position and apply online!

Public Health Program Associate, RSPH

Category : Alumni

Overview

Dr. Ben Lopman’s group in the Department of Epidemiology is seeking an excellent candidate to work on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded project researching social mixing patterns relevant to infectious disease transmission in corporate environments.

The candidate will be under the mentorship of Dr. Ben Lopman and will have the opportunity to collaborate with leaders in the field.

Additional information on the Lopman Research Group be viewed at:  https://www.blopman.net/. 

Job Description

  • The project will collect and analyze social mixing patterns of workers in several companies in order to better parameterize infectious disease models, and thus evaluate infectious disease interventions.
  • The project is a collaboration between investigators at Emory and Yale University. 
  • The candidate will assist with management of the study instruments, data management and perform data analyses under the supervision of Dr. Lopman.

Minimum Qualifications

  • A master’s degree in public health, a master’s of science degree in public health or health education, or a master’s in development practice from an accredited school.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, sociology or quantitative public health field

Experience and Skills

  • Developing and managing large datasets
  • Writing and managing protocols
  • Designing questionnaires and building databases for electronic tracking device data
  • Experience coordinating research activities with a diverse group of partners
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Experience programming in R or willingness to learn

Additional Details

  • The position will be remote at the time of hire.
  • The position will be based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • The initial appointment is for one year and renewal is anticipated if performance is satisfactory and funds are available.
  • Click here to learn more about the position and apply online! 

Crisis Communication Training Opportunities, Region IV Public Health Training Center

Category : Academic Student Opportunities

Basic Tenets of Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals

Course Overview 

The goal of risk communication is to influence risk perception sufficiently enough to motivate the audience to protective action. This course details the components of communicating risk effectively, including targeting audiences and developing messages. The course also outlines psychological factors associated with risk perception and decision making.

Click here to register! 

 

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC): Examples from Ebola

Course Overview 

Health communication is a critical piece of keeping the public safe during a public health emergency. During this two hour interactive session, the audience will learn the principles behind crisis and emergency risk communication. Because each emergency is different, we will discuss ways to tailor messages for the crisis and emergency risk communication. During times of crisis, developing partnerships with stakeholders to disseminate messages is very important. Participants will learn about ways to develop these relationships for successful health communication.

Click here to register! 

 

In Print and On Air: Get Ready to Work with the Media

Course Overview 

This webinar is presented in partnership with the Georgia Society for Public Health Education (GASOPHE) and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). More than ever, public health needs to clearly convey priority messages and policies to the public through mass media. This webinar will share concepts and tools that are useful whether you have a direct role in speaking to the media or assist public health teams that present priorities, talking points, and data to those directly representing public health in the media.

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Mapping COVID-19 & Building Global Health Capacity Podcast

Category : News/Events

Podcast Description

Learn how Fellows from the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program are working to improve health, in the US and around the world. Fellows work on the front lines of global health, developing the technical and professional skills needed to make meaningful contributions to today’s global health challenges.

Episode Summary

PHI/CDC Surveillance Fellow, Greg Chang, MPH, discusses his experience serving on CDC’s International Epidemiology Team responding to COVID-19 and his work on Population-based HIV Impact Assessments with the Division of Global HIV & Tuberculosis for CDC’s Center for Global Health.

Click here to learn more about this podcast series and listen to the second episode! 

Contact Tracing Course for Public Health Professionals, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

Category : Alumni

Course Description

Help your public health agency expand their contact tracing efforts and slow the spread of COVID-19. Public health professionals, who might not have experience with contact tracing, can take this course to learn the basics and to be successful in reaching out to community members to save lives.

The course can complement existing disease surveillance systems, programs, and trainings your organization is already using to help monitor the public’s health. It also provides an interactive learning experience through interview skill-building videos, quizzes, and an exercise to practice key decision-making during a contact interview.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define contact tracing.
  • Describe the important role contact tracers have in protecting the public.
  • Identify criteria that determine whether someone is a potential contact.
  • Identify the key components of a successful contact tracing interview.
  • Apply principles of successful contact tracing interviews to a mock interview scenario.
  • Conduct contact tracing interviews with professionalism and sensitivity.

Register 

  • The course is free and lasts approximately 1.5 hours 
  • Click here to register! 

Graduate Research Assistant, ACS/IARC

Category : Student Opportunities

Project Summary 

The IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention provide critical reviews and evaluations of the scientific evidence on the preventive effects of primary or secondary cancer prevention measures. The evaluations of the IARC Handbooks are used by national and international health agencies to develop evidence-based interventions or recommendations for reducing cancer risk. The latest addition to the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention is the upcoming Volume 18: Cervical Cancer Screening. In anticipation of an in-person scientific meeting of the of the prevention committee (12-16 October 2020) at IARC in Lyon France, we are looking for MPH and doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows or gradutes from EPI MPH/PhD programs to help with the verification of the drafts between the virtual meeting in June and the face-to-face meeting in October.

Work Schedule 

  • July 1 – August 31, 2020 (200 hours or more depending on student’s availability)

Responsibilities

  • Workforce needed: We would like to recruit 4-5 assistants with MPH and/or PhD to do the work. Each of them will receive a part of the chapters to verify according to their expertise/field of study.
  • Timeline: Documents will be received the week of 6 July, for completion by 21 August. The overall timeline for the Handbook is attached for reference.
  • Stipend: IARC has fixed rates for each category of Early Career Scientist: Masters students or below, Doctoral students, Postdocs.
  • Protocol: The instructions for the work to be accomplished are included at the end of this announcement. Depending on the chapters to verify, additional information regarding the tasks may be sent together with the assignment.
  • Supervision: Remote working is possibly, with weekly Zoom calls.
  • Acknowledgement: All students who will officially have contributed will be acknowledged in the volume as “Scientific assistance”.

Employer Information 

  • The American Cancer Society: The ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. The ACS Global Headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and we have regional and local offices throughout the country to ensure we have a presence in every community.
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer: The IARC is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization. The objective of the IARC is to promote international collaboration in cancer research.

How to Apply 

Send an email to Nika Fedirko (vfedirk [at] emory [dot] edu) and Robert A. Smith (robert [dot] smith [at] cancer [dot] org) by June 5, 2020

  • In the subject line indicate that you are applying for the research assistantship position
  • Attach your CV
  • Describe your level of proficiency with reviewing and fact-checking references and summarizing epidemiologic literature

Student Town Hall with Dean Curran, 6/3

Category : News/Events

Join RSPH Leadership for a Returning Student Town Hall featuring Dean James W. Curran, MD, MPH on Wednesday June 3rd from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. 

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Click here to submit questions for the town hall! 

Senior Research Data Analyst, University of Chicago

Category : Alumni

Center Overview 

The Chicago Center of HIV Elimination, embedded within the University of Chicago’s main campus in Hyde Park, is located in Chicago’s HIV epicenter. Of the 20 neighborhoods in the city with high annual HIV diagnosis rates (greater than 40 per 100,000), 13 of them are no more than eight miles from the University of Chicago. This area includes 4 of the 6 communities with the highest annual diagnosis rates in the city (Washington Park, West Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing and South Shore). Our position within the hardest hit neighborhoods in Chicago provides unique opportunities to advance HIV testing and prevention interventions locally, providing tangible results to those most affected and to improve the lives of those living with and without HIV infection. CCHE seeks to eliminate new HIV transmission events over the next 30 years (from 2011 to 2041) by using network science to target and integrate prevention as well as create structural and community-specific interventions.

Responsibilities

The job uses best practices and knowledge of data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling in order to implement projects related to the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources. The job is responsible for managing operational protocols.

  1. Has a deep understanding of methods to analyze complex data sets for the purpose of extracting and purposefully using applicable information. May develop and maintain infrastructure that connects data sets.
  2. Guides staff or faculty members in defining the project and applies principals of data science in manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling.
  3. Calibrates data between large and complex research and administrative datasets. Guides and may set the operational protocols for collecting and analyzing information from the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources.
  4. Designs and evaluates statistical models and reproducible data processing pipelines using expertise of best practices in machine learning and statistical inference. Provides expertise for high level or complex data-related requests and engages other IT resources as needed. Partners with other campus teams to assist faculty with data science related needs.
  5. Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications 

  • College or university degree in related field.
  • Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master’s degree or higher in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or related quantitative discipline
  • 3 years of post-graduate experience with statistical consulting and analysis

Apply 

Click here to read the full position description and to apply online! 

Analyst Internship, Dekalb County Medical Examiner’s Office

Category : Student Opportunities

Internship Description

  • This internship will occur on-site and can potentially be used as a practicum for MPH students 
  • Location: On-site DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office 3550 Kensington Road, Decatur, GA 30032
  • Time period: Summer (Possibly starting in early to mid-June) extending into August and potentially beyond.

Objectives

  • Collecting data concerning infectious disease, overdose, violent death, child fatality, SUID, elder abuse, and in-custody deaths for the Department of Public Health and other agencies.
  • Maximizing the effectiveness of the medicolegal death investigation database.
  • Evaluating data qualitatively and quantitatively for future research. 
  • Assisting with data analysis and modeling to demonstrate the impact of COVID-19 and other causes of death.
  • Designing outreach materials for community health education.

Requirements

  • Flexible, but able to commit to at least two to three days per week between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Must complete a minimum of 120 hours over a 12 week period if completing for course credit.
  • Background check and drug screen may be required.

Applicant Criteria

  • Able to evaluate and Analyze trends, such as recurring medication such as cause of death.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Self-Motivated, Excellent interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

How to Apply

COVID-19 and Health Equity: A Policy Platform and Voices from Health Departments, 5/4

Category : News/Events

Description

Join Human Impact Partners, APHA, ASTHO, Big Cities Health Coalition, HealthBegins and NAACHO for this discussion on how public health can play a role in advancing long-term policy solutions that center equity. 

COVID-19 is magnifying the deep cracks in our health care system, protections for working people, and wider safety net. Formed by centuries of structural racism and decades of neoliberal policies and underinvestment in our public infrastructure, these cracks, their consequences, and COVID-19 disproportionately impact people of color, particularly Black, Latinx, and Native people.

Although increasing numbers of health departments are trying to increase access to COVID-19 testing and care to impacted communities, our equity activities need to go much further upstream.

Now — as ever — is the time to set aside concerns of objectivity and politics, and use our power to change the unjust systems that have perpetually harmed the health of communities across the US.

Webinar participants will:

  • Learn about the Health Equity Policy Platform for COVID-19 Response and Recovery and how public health can help advance housing and economic security, health care access and end mass incarceration.
  • Discover how Colorado established and is using their COVID-19 Health Equity Response Team to identify, choose and advocate for equitable policies.
  • Hear how Cook County, Illinois, is advocating for worker protections and immigrant rights.

Speaker presentations will be followed by a Q&A session with the webinar audience.

Register 

Click here to register for this webinar on June 4th, 1-2:30pm EST. 

 

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  • The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) July 15, 2024 – July 31, 2024 Conference / Symposium Event Type: Conference / SymposiumSeries: The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID)Speaker: Leaders in the FieldContact Name: Pia ValerianoContact Email: pvaleri@emory.eduLink: https://sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index.htmlThe Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.
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