Impact of Epidemic Intelligence Service Training in Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology

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• Personal Author:
  Cummings, Kristin J. ; Fechter-Leggett, Ethan D. ; Materna BL ; Meiman JG ; Nett, Randall J. ; Tomasi, Suzanne E.
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is a fellowship in applied epidemiology for physicians, veterinarians, nurses, scientists, and other health professionals. Each EIS fellow is assigned to a position at a federal, state, or local site for 2 years of on-the-job training in outbreak investigation, epidemiologic research, surveillance system evaluation, and scientific communication. Although the original focus of the program on the control of infectious diseases remains salient, positions are available for training in other areas of public health, including occupational respiratory disease. In this Perspective, we describe the EIS program, highlight three positions (one federal and two state-based) that provide training in occupational respiratory epidemiology, and summarize trainees' experiences in these positions over a 30-year period. For early-career health professionals interested in understanding and preventing occupational respiratory hazards and diseases, EIS offers a unique career development opportunity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Exposures EIS Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowships Occupational Disease Respiratory Diseases Surveillance Training
• ISSN:
  2690-7097
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  441-463
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068659
• Citation:
  ATS Sch 2023 Dec; 4(4):441-463
• Contact Point Address:
  Suzanne E. Tomasi, D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M., Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1000 Frederick Lane, MS 2808, Morgantown,WV 26508
• Email:
  yxc4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  ATS Scholar
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93fff1ec7d1e863e17431cbb98a483b0e3f2d8ddb7a66cf2e2097ad02ed7e3af2bcc6f5c9e4315e596b8ef72a522ba12c07ca85d885a7839d7a1e658bc4c3a13
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207251/cdc_207251_DS1.pdf
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