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Injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 1-14 years old. When properly installed, child safety seats reduce fatal injury by 71% for infants and by 54% for toddlers.
source: CDC
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Featured Programs
Med/Vet Student Fellowship Provides International Opportunities
The O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health provides an opportunity for third- and fourth-year medical and veterinary students to spend four to six weeks in a developing country working on priority health problems with CDC staff.
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Medical Students Experience CDC
Mehul wasn't looking to take a year off. He was looking for something extra — a unique learning experience that would complement his medical school education. He found The CDC Experience.
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Training & Education Programs
(Initiated or active between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006)
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The CDC Experience: A Fellowship for Medical Students in Applied Epidemiology
To provide medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. Eight competitively selected third- and fourth-year medical students from around the country will spend up to one full year at CDC.
- Funding Partners: The Pfizer Foundation, Pfizer Inc.
- Program Partners: Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC
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CDC Global Health Odyssey
The Global Health Odyssey serves as CDC’s gateway to the public, and is dedicated to comprehensive scientific learning and outreach. Composed of innovative permanent exhibits representing the breadth of CDC’s work and history, topical changing exhibits, a theater and a classroom, this facility serves to educate all who visit about public health and the important work of CDC, with a special emphasis on curriculum-based educational workshops and camps targeting middle- and high-school students.
- Funding Partners: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, The Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund, The Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust, The Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund, The Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust Fund
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CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program
To fund 20 fellows from CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship program to attend the Public Health Information Network Conference.
- Funding Partners: Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Program Partners: Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC
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Harkness Fellow
To support a fellow in CDC’s Office of Genomics.
- Funding Partners: The Commonwealth Fund
- Program Partners: Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, CDC
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O.C. Hubert EIS 50th Anniversary Fellowship
To offer M.D. or Ph.D. students at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health opportunities to participate in outbreak investigations with CDC "disease detectives."
- Funding Partners: O.C. Hubert Charitable Trust
- Program Partners: Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC
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Knight Public Health Journalism Program at CDC
To continue the Knight Journalism Fellowship Program at CDC for working journalists from print, radio, television or Internet who cover science, medicine, health or health policy and are committed to journalistic excellence in covering these fields.
- Funding Partners: The California Wellness Foundation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Kansas Health Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Open Society Institute
- Program Partners: Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC
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Price Fellowships for HIV Prevention
To support one-month fellowships for leaders of community HIV prevention programs to improve communication and understanding among CDC scientists and community HIV program leaders.
- Funding Partners: The Price Foundation
- Program Partners: National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, CDC
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Training in Bleeding Disorders for Healthcare Providers
To establish a one-year training program in bleeding disorders for health care professionals.
- Funding Partners: Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Program Partners: Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
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Young Investigators in Public Health
To conduct a collaborative demonstration project for extramural research designed to attract talented young scientists to public health research.
- Funding Partners: The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.
- Program Partners: The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University; Office of the Director, CDC
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