Position entails working with HPV subject matter experts on epidemiology research projects focused on HPV vaccination impact, including project and data management and data analyses, with potential for presentations and manuscripts. This is a telework-eligible contract position.
Qualifications
Desired qualifications include master’s degree in epidemiology, experience in data management and analysis, SAS skills, and interest in sexual/reproductive health and/or immunizations.
With the world moving fast to prioritize climate crisis awareness, the Social Media Officer role at Health In Harmony is an opportunity to make meaningful social change with a global impact. The marketing and communications team play an integral role within the organization and have global projects on the horizon. The Social Media Officer will work within a defined marketing and communications strategy to grow our audiences exponentially across our social media platforms. Working collaboratively with the marketing & communications manager and marketing officer you will utilize best practices for high growth, creating content, sharing compelling stories and engaging with our followers across social media. There will be many career opportunities as you join the team in a defining year for the organization. Health In Harmony is based in Portland, Oregon. Our Social Media Officer can work remotely from anywhere in the USA.
Other Position Information
Reports to: Strategic Marketing & Communications Manager
Commitment: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Compensation: Range $35,000- $39,000 (commensurate with experience).
A competitive benefits package includes: full health, vision, and dental insurance, IRA contribution, generous vacation package, paid holidays and sick days, flexible schedule and work from home options, supportive and team-oriented work environment, and more.
Start Date: Flexible, ideally April 20, 2021
Responsibilities
Engage our audience and grow followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok
Engage climate crisis, environmental, healthcare and planetary health organizations, brands, and influencers across our social media platforms
Champion and engage with key press stories and current events (both about the organization and relating to our mission, impact, locations and communities)
Research climate crisis, environmental and healthcare topics related to our mission and engage followers in meaningful dialogue across our social platforms
Implement reactive and planned social media campaigns and activations
Find new and different ways to create meaningful, innovative and engaging content
Research and share social media best practices with the team to inform strategy
Collaborate with the marketing officer to measure the success of social posts using analytics
Collaborate with the marketing officer to utilize our collection of photos and videos
Collaborate with the freelance graphic designer to create engaging graphics
Create Social Media Kits for Influencers
Support additional social or communications-related projects, as needed
Qualifications & Skills
You are:
Active daily on social media, either with your own social profiles or working for an organization
Used to working within a reactive social media setting for a fast-paced group or organization
Adept at being reactive to incoming news, media and events
Able to work independently as well as part of a team
Meticulous with planning and organizing
You have:
1-3 years experience using Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok
Experience with college-level PR, Social, Marketing campaigns
Experience using content calendars, planning and approval/sign-off systems
Strong copywriting skills with an ability to adapt our voice for social media
Strong IT and organizational skills including using Adobe Suite, Canva, Google Suite (inc Google Analytics), MS Microsoft Suite, Agorapulse, Hootsuite or another social media management system
Basic graphic design and video editing skills
Basic understanding of analytics for strongest ROI
You love content and know how to craft social content to engage and make audiences pay attention! And most importantly, you believe in and are passionate about our mission!
In this second segment on translating epidemiologic work into advocacy efforts, Dr. Anke Huels follows up on her discussion of the importance of building interdisciplinary teams and engaging with stakeholders during the research process. In this piece, Dr. Huels provides advice from her experiences working with the Trisomy 21 Research Society’s COVID-19 task force on how to ensure that your findings reach the right audiences and promote change and accountability in real-time.
How do you reach the right audience to promote advocacy?
ByAnke Huels (PhD, MSc)
1) Consider uploading your manuscript to a preprint server
When you submit your work to a peer-reviewed journal, it usually takes 3 months (very rare) to about a year from first submission to publication. And if you have to try more than one journal after it has been rejected by your first choice(s) (very common!), it can take even longer till it’s published. It took less than a year till we had several vaccines against COVID-19. Do we really want to wait for a year till we learn about the consequences of COVID-19 on individuals with Down syndrome? When the pandemic is over, no one would be interested in such a paper. Therefore, we decided to upload our manuscript to a preprint server at the same time as submitting it to a peer-reviewed journal. Our preprint already got some attention from the media. I was interviewed by Science Magazine about our study and shortly after the CDC included individuals with Down syndrome as high-risk group.
2) Choose the right journal
How do I reach the right audience? Who will be most interested in our research? Do I want other epidemiologists to read my work? Submit it to an epidemiological journal! Are the findings more interesting to a medical audience? Submit it to a medical journal! Another criterion (especially for time-sensitive work) is, how long it usually takes from submission to publication and if they offer open access. For our project, we decided to submit it to a general medicine journal with open access and published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine.
Scientific articles usually don’t reach the general public and caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome, who are the target group for the recommendations we were trying to bring across. Therefore, we decided to make our findings more accessible to the general public after it had been published in a peer-reviewed journal. We gave several interviews and the reporters did a great job in providing a lay summary of our findings in several newspapers, like USA Today and Verywell Health. In addition, we published regular updates of our findings on the T21RS website, including infographics that provided a brief and simply overview of our findings.
4) Advocacy efforts begin after publication
Partly based on our findings, governments from all over the world included Down syndrome as high-risk medical condition for severe COVID-19. Does that mean our job was done? Not really. Many states in the US decided to ignore the CDC recommendations and came up with their own list for prioritization. We were then asked to write a brief report for the Biden administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force about the progress in vaccinating individuals with Down syndrome. Lauren Russel, a 2nd year MPH student in Epidemiology, went through the states’ local public health websites and prepared a vaccine tracker which provided regular updates, in which states individuals with Down syndrome were eligible for vaccination. This vaccine tracker was distributed via the T21RS website, Twitter and various Down syndrome societies. And we gave interviews on the local news channels. In Georgia, Governor Kemp announced that individuals with Down syndrome would be included in the upcoming vaccination phase just two days after our interview on 11Alive. While this could have been a coincidence, I strongly believe that giving many interviews on different channels has made a big difference for our advocacy efforts.
5) Don’t be scared of interviews
I was extremely nervous before the first interviews (especially before the first TV interview), but it became much easier over time. I can strongly recommend using the available resources for media training! For me, it was extremely helpful to talk to the Rollins Communications experts before I gave my first interview. They even attended most of my interviews and gave me great feedback afterwards about what I could do better next time. Furthermore, interviews are a great way to practice science communication and explaining your findings to the general public. Another good way to practice your science communication skills, is to talk to your parents, grandparents or friends about your research – especially to those who have no background in epidemiology, medicine or public health. If you are able to convince them of the importance of your research and they can summarize your research in their own words, you did a good job in science communication!
6) Use Twitter to promote your research!
Twitter is a powerful platform to promote your research. We successfully used Twitter during all stages of our project: 1) To promote our survey, 2) To share our findings, 3) To advocate for individuals with Down syndrome being prioritized for vaccination, 4) To share information on which states were already vaccinating people with Down syndrome. Especially when you want to reach a broader audience, Twitter is a great platform to share your findings. Consider using Twitter threads to explain your main research findings in 4-5 tweets. Impossible to bring it down to such a small number of characters? That’s a sign that you need to work on your science communication skills! I see Twitter as a modern version of an Elevator Pitch. Giving a brief lay summary of your research needs practice but it’s an essential skill for science communication.
Overall, to translate your epidemiologic work into advocacy efforts, 1) it is essential to work in interdisciplinary teams to integrate different perspectives into your conclusions and recommendations, 2) practice your science communication skills so that you are able to communicate your findings to the general public, 3) promote your findings on social media and don’t be scared of giving interviews! Not every epidemiologic work can be translated into advocacy efforts. But take the opportunity to make a difference, whenever you have the chance to do so! That’s our responsibility as public health professionals!
Dr. Anke Huels (PhD, MSc) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, with a joint appointment in the Department of Environmental Health. To learn about Dr. Huels’ ongoing projects, visit her website to hear more about the current work in the Huels Lab.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Research Program Coordinator (SRPC) to lead protocol implementation for international research studies in HIV and tuberculosis, primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi). The overall focus of these studies is HIV and TB testing and case finding, treatment initiation, retention in care, and optimizing aspects of care delivery including TB preventive therapy. Responsibilities include administrative and scientific implementation of study protocols, database and data oversight, coordination with local investigators and field research staff, and participation in the analysis and dissemination of research findings. The ideal candidate will have superb organization, initiative, interpersonal skills, analytic experience, and excellent writing skills to coordinate several studies involving clinical trial, observational data collection, and qualitative analysis in the general discipline of implementation science. The SRPC reports to the PI and supports, facilitates, and coordinates daily study activities, playing a critical role in the overall conduct of the studies and dissemination of the findings. To perform these duties, the SRPC works with the PI, collaborating co-investigators, and partner institutions in the US and abroad. Duties range from study tool and database development and data quality assessments to coordination of study team meetings, managing regulatory submissions, and conducting statistical analysis and manuscript preparation. The primary work location is Baltimore, Maryland with anticipation of regular travel to South Africa and other sub- Saharan African and international sites once COVID-19 travel restrictions are eased.
Duties & Responsibilities
In collaboration with the PI, the responsibilities of the SRPC involve supporting studies from inception and grant writing to close-out and final analysis and publication. Specifically:
Project Management
Proactively manage and communicate regarding study progress with the PI and collaborators.
Assist with grant preparation: Managing documents, writing components of grants, assisting with budgets and budget justifications, and literature searches.
Study design and data collection: Coordinating and contributing to study protocol development. Overseeing data tool development. Assists in preparation of all documents related to the informed consent process.
Managing regulatory submissions (e.g. IRB, clinicaltrials.gov) and keeping regulatory approvals up to date.
Assists in submission of closeout documents to applicable federal agencies, university entities, and the sponsoring agency.
Coordinates meetings and other communication between international partners and JHU investigators.
Data Management
Monitors data quality and develops data queries in collaboration with in-country partners.
Prepares quantitative data for analysis, including data cleaning.
Participate in coding and analysis of in-depth interviews for qualitative components of studies.
Analysis and Dissemination
Conducts statistical analysis of collected data (e.g., multivariable regression).
Present results at scientific conferences and other national and international venues.
Contribute to writing of manuscripts.
Prepare updates for study site partners including health facilities and TB program leadership.
Prepare other dissemination products as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline required. Minimum of three years related experience. Additional education may substitute for experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
Related Master’s preferred MPH, MSc. Ability to use analysis applications including (e.g. STATA). Experience with qualitative coding software such as MAXQDA or Nvivo. Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Experience managing health-related research required. Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication required.
Other
Ability to function independently with a high degree of motivation essential. Proficiency in the use of software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and word processing required. Excellent organizational skills required. Excellent attention to detail skills required. Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities. Must have excellent organizational and time management skills. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. Must have ability to travel to study sites (Africa). Oversea travel will vary but will not exceed 20% of time.
How to Apply
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Exposure to stressors (including social, financial and environmental ones) may lead to the development of chronic diseases through negative behavioral (i.e., dysfunctional eating behaviors) and physiological (i.e., allostatic load) adaptations to stress. This is important to Latinxs in the US and in Puerto Rico given that they are disproportionately exposed to stressors and bear a high burden of chronic diseases. Thus, stress may be an important factor to study among Latinxs as it may render them to greater metabolic disadvantage and risk of diseases. However, Latinxs in the US and in Puerto Rico have remained largely understudied in research.
This seminar will present the interrelationship between stress, dysfunctional eating behaviors, physiological adaptations to stress, and chronic diseases in different Latinx populations in the US and in Puerto Rico. It will also highlight novel pathways between stress and health in these minority groups.
The agency is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Epidemiologist 2 within the Fulton County Board of Health in the Medical and Preventive Services Division. This position will perform duties related to assisting in planning and conducting epidemiologic investigations of diseases; performing formal case-control and cohort studies of complex health issues, and provide related consultation to departmental staff and health care providers.
Job Responsibilities
Under general supervision plans, develop, and conducts epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implement methods of disease control. Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares epidemiologic reports.
Assists with planning and conducting investigations of diseases.
Performs formal case-control and cohort studies of complex health issues.
Provides related consultation to departmental staff and others.
Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance.
Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares reports.
Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases.
Serves as a point of contact for various personnel regarding moderately complex epidemiologic issues.
Performs various duties in support of section operations.
Develops policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in Public Health or a closely related field from an accredited college or university AND Two years of experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field OR Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university AND Three years of experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field OR Two years at the lower level (HCP180) or position equivalent.
How to Apply
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Works with department leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate injury prevention programs and strategies to improve health outcomes of a defined population. Within focus area, may collaborate with Manager to coordinate and oversee volunteers, interns, and new hires. Partners with professional and community organizations on injury prevention-related issues and events. This position would primarliy support the Safe Kids Georgia team with the opportunity to support other injury prevention initiatives in Strong4Life..
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion, Public Health, Nutrition, or related field
Certification Summary
May require valid Georgia driver’s license
May require automobile and auto insurance
Experience
6 years of experience in wellness
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Health Education, Exercise Science, or related field
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge of nutrition and health promotion/wellness program evaluation principles and practices
Demonstrated success in public health program development, implementation, and evaluation
Proven project planning and management skills, including ability to perform effectively in fast-paced environment, manage time and multiple assignments, meet frequent deadlines, shift priorities, and work independently and within teams
Strong research skills, including ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
Must be able to serve as nutrition education resource
Proficient in Microsoft Office
May require validated fluency (spoken and written) in Spanish or other language
Maintains knowledge of wellness trends and integrates best practices into programs
Job Responsibilities
Maintains knowledge of wellness trends and integrates best practices into programs.
Develops, implements, and evaluates wellness programs.
Collaborates with team to develop evaluation plan for each program.
Implements program evaluations.
Conducts surveys or focus groups, and tracks data reflecting program participation and effectiveness.
Reports program data and recommends opportunities for improvement.
Manages program budgets and maintains records that meet external audit requirements.
Works with leadership on research and submission of grants, contracts, and funding requests.
Builds and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, including communication and activities with community organizations.
Participates in internal and external committees or groups.
Serves as preceptor for interns, volunteers, and new hires.
How to Apply
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***This position is available for non-REAL students***
Description
Dr. Spaulding is actively looking for a Graduate Research Assistant to join our team at the Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons. The Emory University Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons (CHIP) exists to improve the health of those passing through correctional facilities internationally ( e.g., Haiti/Caribbean), Georgia, and elsewhere in the U.S. (e.g., Washington D.C. ). It encourages the conduct of ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous health research in prisons, jails and post-incarceration settings. CHIP also promotes collaboration among researchers with an interest in correctional health. Persons in correctional systems are some of the most vulnerable members of society, who are often beyond the reach of the jurisdiction’s existing medical system. The Center is an interactive community that enhances collaboration between academic investigators, students, correctional institutions, community based organizations, healthcare professionals, previously or currently incarcerated persons, and others with an interest in correctional health care to address the public health needs of this vulnerable group. The work mainly focuses on HIV and Hepatitis C. The Center is directed by Anne C. Spaulding, MD, MPH.
Skills and Experience
Candidate must be a self-starter, work well in team settings, and have the ability to work independently. The following skills may be employed: survey administration, analysis, literature searches, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Strong interpersonal and writing skills are required. Prefer entering graduate students in public health or rising second year graduate students in public health, with good quantitative skills, an ability to write and knowledge of data management. REAL recipients are strongly encouraged to apply. Proficiency in R is preferred. A student who has completed a correctional health course such as EPI 523 with an interest in infectious disease epidemiology and/or criminal justice system is a plus.
Responsibilities
Assist the Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator with the daily management of correctional health research projects. Duties include: data management and analyses, literature searches, light clerical duties, and other related duties. The position specifically focuses on infectious disease in prisons in Haiti (HIV, TB and COVID-19).
How to Apply
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Southeast La. Area Health Education Center (SELAHEC), in conjunction with the Louisiana Office of Public Health Bureau of Infectious Diseases, is seeking applicants to join our Health Systems team for the critical role of Electronic Case Reporting (ECR) Data Analyst. This position is located in New Orleans within the Louisiana Dept. Of Health Bureau of Infectious Diseases. The successful candidate will report to the Interoperability Supervisor. The ECR Data Analyst will work in a complex arena with national and state public health professionals in epidemiology, surveillance, informatics, and interoperability. This position will work closely with these teams to research and define requirements, identify best practices, and produce a plan for ECR implementation.
As part of the Health Systems unit the Data Analyst will operate as a member of the Interoperability Team supporting Electronic Case Reporting (ECR) activities in the La. Office of Public Health’s Bureau of Infectious Diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for timely, accurate, and complete data reporting to public health agencies. While Louisiana has been deeply involved in Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR), ECR is a new effort. This new type of data represents a great opportunity to clarify the picture of health in this state. With the goal of proposing solutions and further influencing strategic decisions for the Bureau, the Data Analyst will work in a complex arena with national and state public health professionals in epidemiology, surveillance, informatics, and interoperability. This position will work closely with these team members to research and define requirements, identify best practices, and produce a plan for ECR implementation.
Candidates for the position must hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Decision Sciences, or Data Sciences. 3-5 years of in Healthcare IT, Business Intelligence, Data Management, or related field. Public Health or Public Health Information Management System experience preferred. Experience in Healthcare Analytics particularly in Public Health favorable.
Responsibilities
Coordinate with CDC, APHL, and State Health Departments to research the most recent ECR policies, technologies, and best practices
Development of ECR requirements documentation
Monitor test messages from onboarding healthcare organizations to ensure that data meets the public health department standard
Assist the health department with data validation of eCR data including identifying missing data fields or identifying fields that may not be mapped correctly
Monitor feeds of data from healthcare organizations to ensure there are no outages and that data remains of high quality
Coordinate with staff across Infectious Disease departments to identify and document data quality and completeness deficiencies
Liaison with external agencies pertaining to ECR importing system technical requests, system updates or message requirements
Audit and monitor laboratory messages for completeness and accuracy
Alert managers and technical staff to project interruptions or system anomalies
Works with principal positions and management to understand and interpret the impacts to cost and quality of proposals using relevant data sources and analytic methods
Makes recommendations for information system updates or upgrades
Represent State of La. Bureau of Infectious Diseases during national calls and projects relating to public health interoperability
Skills and Experience
Experience with Electronic Case Reporting or Electronic Laboratory Reporting using HL7 V2 and HL7 CDA messages
Bachelor’s degree in related field, with 3-5 years related job experience or a Master’s degree
2 years of experience using programming and statistical software (e.g., SAS, Tableau) use of various databases and other data sources, and performing analytics
Ability to perform and interpret a variety of statistical analyses
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and interpret complex data
Prioritizes and manages multiple tasks with competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to interpret and communicate analytical information to individuals or groups with varying levels of analytics expertise in a clear concise manner
Demonstrated ability to present complex results, recommendations, and conclusions to non-technical audiences including senior leadership
Ability to work independently and in team settings with individuals having diverse professional backgrounds including business, technical, or clinical
Understanding of Health Information Systems or Electronic Case Reporting
Working knowledge of HL7
Experience with relational databases and data integration is a plus
Education
Required – Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Decision Sciences, Data Sciences
Preferred – Master’s Degree in Healthcare
Work Experience
Required – 3-5 years of in Healthcare IT, Business Intelligence, Data Management, or related field
Preferred – Experience in Healthcare Analytics particularly in Public Health
How to Apply
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The 2021 dkNET Summer of Data Student Internship program provides students an opportunity to learn best practices to enhance rigor and reproducibility and learn the basics of good data management by following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles. Don’t miss this great opportunity! Students will utilize the dkNET tools and resources in a research project and to provide feedback on their experience to the dkNET team.
6-week online program: June 21 to July 30, 2021 [1 week bootcamp (2 hrs/day) and 5 weekly hands-on & discussion (2 hrs/week)]
Students from current high school to graduate education who are currently working in a research lab or who will work in a research lab at a United States Institution during summer 2021may apply
The program is designed for both bench and bioinformatics scientists. No programming skills or bioinformatics background are required.
$1,000 scholarship award
Application due May 7, 2021 (extended)
Research projects should be in the areas of the NIDDK including diabetes, obesity, nutrition, digestive, kidney, liver, urologic, endocrine, metabolic, bone, and blood diseases. Preference will be given to those projects that would most benefit from the types of services offered by dkNET, e.g., projects that involve antibodies, genetically modified organisms, and ‘omics’ data.
How to Apply
*EXTENDED* Application Deadline: May 7th, 11:59 pm PDT
Click here to read more about this program and to apply!
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