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EIS Officer Tushar Singh contributes to CDC's work in reducing youth exposure to e-cigarettes in a January 2016 CDC Vital Signs article.
EIS officers Barbara Knust and Ilana Schafer, along with EIS alum Richard Besser, during a 2012 Ebola outbreak in Uganda.
EIS officer Ishani Pathmanathan interviews the nurse in charge at Karibib Health Center in Namibia about a TB/HIV program.
EIS officer Ilana Schafer walks to the Kagadi Hospital in the Kibaale District where the 2012 Ebola outbreak in Uganda began.
EIS officer Nina Ahmad collects samples from a boa constrictor during a Salmonella outbreak in multiple states.
EIS officer Sanny Chen investigating a healthcare-associated measles outbreak in Arizona.
An EIS officer investigates the impact of increasing bike share lanes in New York City.
An EIS officer investigates an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever at a high school football camp in Arizona.
EIS officers and NIOSH personnel participate in mine safety training.
Public Health Responders
When disease outbreaks or other threats emerge, EIS officers are on the scene. They support over 100 public health investigations each year in the U.S. and worldwide. Physicians, veterinarians, scientists, and other health professionals serve our country while learning to apply epidemiology to solve public health problems through a 2-year, on-the-job training and service fellowship. After a month-long orientation, new EIS officers begin assignments as ready responders in infectious and noninfectious diseases, global health, injury prevention, environmental health, and occupational health.
What's New
- The application period for the EIS Class of 2018 is now closed.
- CDC’s EIS program molds clinicians into public health professionals
- CDC Public Health Matters “John Snow: A Legacy of Disease Detectives”
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Meet the Public Health Heroes
Rebecca
Rebecca has a PhD in human nutrition. Her Ebola response task was to improve health messaging at the community level, where rumor and misinformation fueled the virus’ spread.
Erik
Erik, a DO, knew to expect bucket showers, no Internet, and generator-based power. But Ebola’s unrelenting grip on everyday life took him by surprise.
Ruth N.
Ruth, an MD, supported Ebola surveillance, data management, and contact tracing. She relied on her familiarity with African customs while interacting with locals in Sierra Leone.
- Page last reviewed: September 6, 2017
- Page last updated: September 6, 2017
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