CDC Social Determinant of Health Evaluation Fellowship

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location: A research opportunity is available in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. A research opportunity is available in The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Population Health (DPH), Prevention Research and Translation Branch (PRTB) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

CDC’s Division of Population Health provides scientific leadership and expertise to prevent costly chronic diseases and improve health across the life span. PRTB provides leadership, oversight, and grant management for Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program, the Closing the Gap: Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) Accelerator Grant Program, and the Addressing Conditions to Improve Population Health (ACTion) initiative.

The SDOH Accelerator Grant funds state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions to develop multi-sector action plans to accelerate actions that will lead to improved chronic disease outcomes among persons experiencing health disparities and inequities. ACTion funds state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions to implement and evaluate efforts to implement policy, systems, and environmental change interventions addressing? social determinants of health (SDOH) in communities. 

Research Project: The participant will train with SDOH team and evaluation partner focusing on evaluating projects, processes, and activities. 

As an ORISE Evaluation Fellow, the participant will contribute to and learn how to coordinate multiple aspects of program monitoring and evaluation; train as a fellow to become highly knowledgeable in evaluation and performance measurement; and gain experience evaluating multi-faceted, cross-cutting, and innovative programs or strategies. 

Learning Objectives: During this learning experience, the ORISE fellow will participate and receive training in the following areas:

• Applying the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation (e.g., stakeholder engagement, evaluation planning) including using a culturally responsive and equity focused evaluation lens.
• Providing proactive and responsive consultation on evaluation design, methods, and use across SDOH projects including evaluation of collaborative activities with partners, strategy implementation, and programs or strategies to advance public health performance improvement in state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
• Engaging and collaborating with key partners to develop evaluation plan and data collection instruments, implement evaluation plan, and disseminate evaluation findings.
• Conducting data quality checks and analysis for both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to develop evaluation reports, program briefs, data visualization ,manuscripts and other dissemination products for internal and external audiences.
• Presenting and communicating evaluation data to various audiences (e.g., program staff and leadership, recipients, community partners, and professional associations).

As a result of this training, the participant will improve their skills in public health program evaluation including evaluation planning and design; data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation; and evaluation reporting.

Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Antwuanette Daniel (nty3@cdc.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: December 2, 2024. Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.

Appointment Length: The appointment will initially be for one year but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Level of Participation: The appointment is full time.

Participant Stipend: Stipend rates may vary based on numerous factors, including opportunity, location, education, and experience. If you are interviewed, you can inquire about the exact stipend rate at that time and if selected, your appointment offer will include the monthly stipend rate.

Citizenship Requirements: This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.

ORISE Information: This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE.

The successful applicant(s) will be required to comply with Environmental, Safety and Health (ES&H) requirements of the hosting facility, including but not limited to, COVID-19 requirements (e.g. facial covering, physical distancing, testing, vaccination).

Questions: Please visit our Program Website. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email ORISE.CDC.NCCDPHP@orau.org  and include the reference code for this opportunity.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should have received a master's degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within the past five years.

Preferred skills:

• Public health program monitoring and evaluation
• Teamwork in a multi-disciplinary, highly collaborative, remote work environment
• Project management (e.g., evaluation studies)
• Communication with technical and non-technical audiences
• Analytical thinking
• Some advanced experience with qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting

Eligibility Requirements

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Master's Degree received within the last 60 month(s).