The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC is a federal agency managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (Rouse, 2014). Founder Dr. Joseph Mountain, visionary public health leader, had high hopes for what was at the time a small organization to prevent malaria from spreading across the nation (MMWR).
The CDC targets many populations including local, state, and national levels to prevent and monitor outbreaks, put disease prevention strategies into effect, and also maintain national health statistics (Rouse, 2014). Preventing infectious and chronic disease, injuries, workplace, disabilities and environmental health threats are all things that the CDC leads in public health efforts (Rouse, 2014). There …show more content…
Also there are many other mission support positions needed in the CDC such as: accountants, audiovisual production specialists, communication specialists, engineers, finance and budget administrators, human resources specialists, program managers and analysts, safety and occupational health specialists, writers and editors, secretariats, statisticians, and web developers and administrators (https://www.cdc.gov/employment/menu_topjobs.html). In the University of North Carolina at Wilmington there are many bachelor programs in the College of Health and Human Services you could get in order to get a job at the CDC such as nursing, public health, physical education and health teaching licensure, social work, and clinical research (http://uncw.edu/chhs/academics/undergrad.html). There are also many master and certificate programs such as clinical research and product development, doctor of nursing, master and post master’s certification for family nurse practitioner, nurse educator, and a master of social work (http://uncw.edu/chhs/academics/grad.html). Outside of the College of Health and Human Services at UNCW there are majors like accountancy and business law, communication studies, psychology, management, economics and finance, pre-engineering, and biology(http://uncw.edu/academics/). To apply for jobs at the CDC there are three steps: search current job openings, apply for the job, and submit the application and fax any required documents by the closing of the announcement period
The CDC targets many populations including local, state, and national levels to prevent and monitor outbreaks, put disease prevention strategies into effect, and also maintain national health statistics (Rouse, 2014). Preventing infectious and chronic disease, injuries, workplace, disabilities and environmental health threats are all things that the CDC leads in public health efforts (Rouse, 2014). There …show more content…
Also there are many other mission support positions needed in the CDC such as: accountants, audiovisual production specialists, communication specialists, engineers, finance and budget administrators, human resources specialists, program managers and analysts, safety and occupational health specialists, writers and editors, secretariats, statisticians, and web developers and administrators (https://www.cdc.gov/employment/menu_topjobs.html). In the University of North Carolina at Wilmington there are many bachelor programs in the College of Health and Human Services you could get in order to get a job at the CDC such as nursing, public health, physical education and health teaching licensure, social work, and clinical research (http://uncw.edu/chhs/academics/undergrad.html). There are also many master and certificate programs such as clinical research and product development, doctor of nursing, master and post master’s certification for family nurse practitioner, nurse educator, and a master of social work (http://uncw.edu/chhs/academics/grad.html). Outside of the College of Health and Human Services at UNCW there are majors like accountancy and business law, communication studies, psychology, management, economics and finance, pre-engineering, and biology(http://uncw.edu/academics/). To apply for jobs at the CDC there are three steps: search current job openings, apply for the job, and submit the application and fax any required documents by the closing of the announcement period