Hi there,
I wanted to share some information which is applicable to high school student in the US. I am sure at least some of sajha visitor has their kids or siblings or relatives in high school. There is an exciting opportunity at Center for Disease Control, Atlant, GA for the summer. If interested, please read below for more info and apply by April 20;
Reminder that the deadline for applications to the CDC Disease Detective Camp is April 20, 2009.
2008 CDC Disease Detective Campers
The National Center for Health Marketing's Global Health Odyssey Museum is pleased to offer the 2009 CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC) at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. DDC is an academic day camp for students who will be high school juniors and seniors during the 2009-2010 school year. Over the course of a week, campers will take on the roles of disease detectives and learn how CDC safeguards the nation’s health. Activities vary by day and may include short lectures by CDC experts, a mock press conference in the CDC press room, a look behind the scenes of CDC, and other hands-on activities. Campers will learn the methodologies used to track diseases in populations, basic lab procedures used in an infectious disease lab, and how public health research is applied at CDC.
The CDC Disease Detective Camp will be offered twice during the summer of 2009: June 22-26 and July 13-17. Both sessions will offer the same activities and will last from 8:45AM – 4:00PM. There is no cost associated with attending the camp, but each camper is responsible for bringing or buying his/her lunch.
The deadline for applications is April 20, 2009. For more information on the camp and the application process, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm.
Questions? Contact Judy M. Gantt, at jgantt@cdc.gov or 404-639-0831.
Good luck!
Dharan
