Atlanta, GA: Health-Related Quality of Life Surveillance Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Research Participation Program
Atlanta, GA

Division of Adult and Community Health
Project # CDC NCCDPHP 2008-05

A project is available in the Division of Adult and Community Health within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The selected ORISE participant will assist with surveillance and research activities for the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Surveillance Team, which includes a program analyst, a public health advisor, and a medical epidemiologist.

Responsibilities:

The HRQOL Surveillance Team and its public health partners have developed and validated a compact set of Healthy Days measures that describe and track the overall perceived physical and mental health of populations over time. Healthy Days core measures are included annually on the state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and the Medicare Health Outcome Survey. The CDC HRQOL Web site at http://w ww.cdc.gov/hrqol describes these and other CDC HRQOL measures and how they have been used in research and surveillance.

The HRQOL Surveillance participant would assist in one or more of these areas:
• Development of a national, state, and local surveillance system for tracking HRQOL among U.S. residents.

• Development, validation, and refinement of HRQOL measures for use in tracking and prevention research at each stage of life.

• Identification of new opportunities around HRQOL intervention research, evaluation, and program development.

Requirements:

Applicants should have a Master’s of Public Health or other science or health-related master’s degree. Applicants should have training or experience in one or more of these disciplines: population health assessment, health-related quality of life or health outcomes measurement, surveillance methods, psychometrics, program evaluation methods, health economics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or community mental health. The applicant should have both masters-level statistical expertise and scientific writing skills. Experience with analysis of one or more large datasets and primary authorship of a related peer-reviewed publication and/or doctoral dissertation are preferred.

The appointment is for up to one year and may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and subject to availability of funds. The participant will receive an annual stipend depending on background and experience. The participant must show proof of health and medical insurance. The appointment is full time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Participants do not become employees of CDC or the program administrator and there are no fringe benefits paid.

The Research Participation Program for CDC is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. To be considered, send a current resume to Debbie Alcorn via e-mail at Debbie.Alcorn@orau.org or via fax at (865) 241-5219. Please reference Project # CDC NCCDPHP 2008-0005. For additional program information refer to http://www.orau.gov/cdc .