Epidemiologist

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. Under this cooperative agreement, CDC Foundation will hire and place epidemiologists in OD2A jurisdictions who demonstrate a need for epidemiology support to implement OD2A objectives. The epidemiologist will conduct surveillance and epidemiologic activities including assisting partners with the collection and sharing of drug overdose data with the health department; analyzing data to determine patterns and causes of drug overdoses in fatal and nonfatal systems; implementing innovative surveillance projects; and disseminating important results for local communities to implement prevention and response efforts. The epidemiologist will also provide training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases, and develop policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.