Notice to Readers
Availability of Applications for Public Health Prevention Service
The second class of the Public Health Prevention Service
(PHPS), a new national training program for master's-level health
professionals, will begin September 1998. PHPS offers 3 years of
hands-on experience, training, and supervision in applying public
health science and theory to building the programs that protect and
improve the public's health. These prevention specialists will
learn how to effectively apply surveillance, epidemiology, social
and behavioral science, social marketing, health communications,
and other disciplines to planning, implementing, and evaluating
prevention strategies that are practical and effective at the
community, state, and national levels. The training program will
include two 6-month assignments at CDC in Atlanta, Georgia;
Cincinnati, Ohio; Hyattsville, Maryland; or Morgantown, West
Virginia, followed by a 2-year assignment in a state or local
health department.
Applicants must have a strong interest in a public health
career, a master's degree related to public health, and U.S.
citizenship. At least 1 year of public health work experience (may
include an internship or a thesis project in a community setting as
part of a master's degree) is highly desirable. Applications must
be submitted by January 5, 1998.
Additional information and applications are available from
CDC's Public Health Prevention Service Branch, Division of Applied
Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Mailstop D-18,
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404)
639-4087; e-mail phpsepo@cdc.gov; or World-Wide Web site,
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dapht/phps.htm.
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