How to Become a Host Site

Project Plan for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Assignee Program

Purpose of Requesting an Assignee:

Please include the proposed role of the assignee in the state/organization and the reasoning for requesting the assignment position

Funding Mechanism:

Please include how the state/program intends to fund the assignment (CDC will provide 20% of funding so only include the mechanism for the remaining 80%)

Justification for Requesting an Assignee:

Please include statistical justification (e.g., health disparities, poor outcomes such as infant mortality, teen pregnancy, other health indicators of importance to maternal and child health etc.)
Please include a description of the current epidemiologic capacity of the state/organization currently
Please include any other important factors associated with the development of an assignment (e.g., a special Governor’s initiative; funding for a large scale study/intervention; opportunities for collaboration with partners, etc.)

Assignment Structure:

Please provide information on direct supervision of the assignee
Please provide information on the physical location of the assignee
Please provide detailed information on potential first year projects of the assignee (i.e., 3 – 5 projects with a no more than 1 year time frame)

If you are interested in applying, please email all application materials and your proposal will be reviewed by the program.