Overview

Public Health Prevention Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Outline of Presentation

• Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Overview of Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS)

• Eligibility and application timeline

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Initially established in 1946 for malaria control • Today CDC has more than 15,000 employees in 168 occupational categories, in more than 50

countries

• Federal assignees in most state health departments

CDC Vision for the 21st Century

“Health Protection…Health Equity”

CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working with partners throughout the nation and the world to

• monitor health • detect and investigate health problems • conduct research to enhance prevention • develop and advocate sound public health policies • implement prevention strategies • promote healthy behaviors • foster safe and healthful environments • provide leadership and training

CDC Program Areas

• Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

• Chronic Disease Prevention • Environmental Health • Health Statistics • HIV/STD and TB Prevention • Immunization • Infectious Diseases • Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

• Injury Prevention and Control • Occupational Safety and Health • Risk Factor control • Toxic Substances & Disease

Registry • Workforce Development • Global Health • Public Health Informatics • Health Marketing • Genomics

Training Through Service

PHPS Mission

To contribute to the development of a highly trained public health workforce of Fellows with public health experience and the management and leadership skills necessary to promote the health of populations at the global, national, state, and local levels.

PHPS Class of 2008

Eligibility

• U.S. citizenship

• At least 1 year of paid public health work experience

• Master’s degree in public health or management related field from an accredited school or program related to public health or management o MPH, MSW, MPA, MSPH, MA, MS, MPP, MSE, MBA, MHA,

MHSE, MSN o Academic achievement in core study areas

• Strong interest in a career in public health program management

An effective Fellow is…

• A team player • Able to analyze complex information • Able to formulate a plan of action • Flexible and adaptable to travel, relocations, and assignments

PHPS West Nile Virus Team

Training Philosophy

• Continuous learning • Competency-based training • On-the-job training • Self-assessment • Guided by PHPS program and assignment

supervisors/staff

PHPS Competency Domains

• Analytic Assessment and Epidemiology • Basic Public Health Science • Policy Development and Program Planning • Communication • Cultural Competency • Community Relations and Dimensions of Practice • Financial Planning and Management • Health Services Organizations • Leadership and Professionalism

• Distance learning (peer to peer and programmatic)

• PHPS seminars and PHPS Annual Conference

• CDC-sponsored annual conferences, weekly/monthly seminars

Training Methods

Participants will learn how to…

• Respond to the expanding mission of public health • Apply sound public health principles in the development, implementation and evaluation of public health programs, and • Be the public health managers of tomorrow

Fellows will learn through…

• Responsible work at the community, state, and national levels • Hands-on work assignments • Training that includes case studies, classroom, and distance learning • Supervision and mentoring by experts from CDC, state, and local health agencies

Training and Service Focus

Years Two and Three

Single assignment in a public health agency ~ 175 assignment proposals/year

Year One

Two assignments at CDC ~50 assignment proposals/rotation

Tiffani Mulder, ‘08, NY

Paula Orlosky ‘07, DeKalb, GA

Classes 1997-2009 Field-Based PHPS

U.S. Territories

9

2

2

8 1

2

11

7 15

11

American Samoa - 1

14 4

1

23

5

16 3

5

7

4

4

3

2 2 23

14

3

6

17 1 3 7 3

4 1 15

5 19

9

6

1 7

No assignments yet

2

4

6

US Virgin Islands - 1

1

Puerto Rico - 1

N. Mariana Islands - 1

1

• National Immunization Program/global involvement (Rotavirus investigation and STOP)

• Hurricane relief, pandemic flu preparedness drills

• Response to 9/11, anthrax attacks, West Nile virus, SARS, and H1N1

• Kentucky ice storms

• Haiti rebuilding efforts

Other Training Opportunities

Highlights of Recent PS Activities in CDC Assignments

• Evaluated U.S. capacity to comply with the Revised International Health Regulations (manuscript under review)

• Planned June WHO/CDC H1N1 Consultation on Mass Gatherings to Saudi Arabia

• Co-facilitated focus groups about Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an underserved at-risk population and presented findings and recommendations to the population’s Tribal Council

• Performed Technical Assistance Review in Pierre, SD to assess emergency preparedness plan

• Coordinated 2009 Global Health Workforce Staffing Plan mid-year review, detailing modifications and updates to CDC's overseas positions and staffing

• Designed an evaluation to measure national trends of breastfeeding over a 20 year period

• Attended South African National AIDS conference to build partnerships between South African public health stakeholders and the CDC's Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development

Highlights of Recent Field Activities

• Developed and implemented the Alaska Child Abuse and Neglect Surveillance System

• Assisted the health department in securing over $1 million in private grant funds to implement a citywide coordinated agenda to prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Baltimore, MD

• Conducted a community rapid needs assessment in 9 western Kentucky counties following a winter ice storm

• Led evaluation of 400-person emergency preparedness drill in MA • Co-authored Healthy Communities Development white paper for Yesler

Terrace Redevelopment (public housing redevelopment work, Seattle, WA)

• Drafted the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Plan for Los Angeles County, 2009-2014

• Developed an Asthma Surveillance Report for the state of Florida in April 2009

• First year – approximately $49,000

• Second year – Based on performance, and geographic location of field assignment, salary increased by approximately $1300

• Third year – Based on performance, salary increased by approximately $8000

Salary

• Sick and annual leave • Health and life insurance • Retirement • Thrift Savings Plan • CDC Federal Employees Credit Union • Use of fitness facilities • Use of government cars for official business • Limited monetary relocation assistance

to/from field assignment

Benefits Equivalent to Federal Employees

• Local, state, federal and international health agencies

• Community-based and managed care organizations

• Academic research centers

• Public health-based consultancies

Future Employment Opportunities

Post-PHPS Placement of Alumni 1997 – 2007 Classes (within 1-month after graduation)

Work Setting % CDC 37

Other HHS Agencies 2

Other Federal Agencies 2

State/Local Health Dept. 24

Public Health Association/ Institution

10

Private Health Organizations 2

Full-time Student 8

Other 16 *Total percentage is greater than 100 due to rounding.

PHPS Alumni Director, Southern Maine Regional Resource Center for Public Health

Emergency Preparedness Program Coordinator, Healthy Teens Initiative, NYC DOHMH Program Manager, Border Infections Disease Surveillance Program Program Manager, NACCHO Program Manager, Epilepsy Foundation Community Health Initiatives Manager, Kaiser Permanente Manager, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Deputy Director, International Emerging Infections Program, CDC,

China Team Lead, STOP Training Program, CDC Deputy Director, CDC Kenya Executive Director, Greater Prince William Community Health Center

(MD) Director, Strategic Health Alliances, American Cancer Society, NY Public Health Advisors throughout CDC

• Nov 1 – Feb 1, 2012 Application period • February 1, 2012 Application deadline • April/May 2012 PHPS interviews in Atlanta • June 2012 Notification of acceptance • Early August 2012 Deadline for all final transcripts • October 2012 Fall Orientation

Application Time Line (Class of 2012)

“I couldn’t be where I am without PHPS…it opened many doors and accelerated opportunities. It is a great program for those who know how to make the most of opportunities…”

Contact Information

Public Health Prevention Service Division of Leadership and Practice

Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E-92 Atlanta, GA 30333

E-mail: phps@cdc.gov

Website: www.cdc.gov/phps Phone: 404-498-6120

Investing in the Future of Public Health