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Subject: open position at CDC
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:08:59 -0400
From: Rutt, Candace <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Hello,
We currently have a position open and are looking for
someone who may be
interested in doing HIA work in the U.S. Please pass this
announcement
along to anyone you think may be interested. We will be
accepting
applications until August 1st.
Thank You,
Candace Rutt
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Physical
Activity: Policy Analysis, Health Impact Assessment, or
Health Economics
The Physical Activity and Health Branch, Research and
Development Team is seeking individuals with one or more of
the following areas of interest and expertise; Policy
Research, Health Economics or Health Impact Assessment.
The Physical Activity and Health Branch is composed of more
than 20 behavioral, medical and social scientists, public
health analysts and educators. The branch has three teams,
one focusing on epidemiology and surveillance, and one on
physical activity interventions that emphasize the
translation of science for practical use by partners in
state health departments, non- governmental organizations
(NGOs) and other sectors. The Research and Development Team
(R&D) is a talented and diverse team that includes the
WHO-CDC collaborating center on physical activity which
collaborates with international partners on research and
training in public health approaches to promote physical
activity. R&D members are also engaged in research on aging,
mental health and physical activity, and project MOVE which
is developing and refining methods for conducting health
impact assessments, and cost effectiveness studies. The
Active Community Environments (ACES) initiative conducts,
sponsors and assists in research on how features of the
built and natural environment serve to support or discourage
leisure, transportation and household related physical
activity. The ACES program has recently expanded its focus
to include Policy Research and has just funded the Physical
Activity Policy Research network, (PAPRN) a consortium of
five universities that will conduct research on physical
activity policy.
Examples of recent research in economics include a national
and state based estimate of the direct medical costs of
physical inactivity, the impact of financial incentives on
the walking behavior of older adults (price elasticity)
using Stated and Revealed Preferences methods, and the cost
effectiveness of evidenced based physical activity
interventions. The emerging HIA efforts include assessments
of the health impact of improvements in roadway, pedestrian
infrastructure and retail design along a busy Atlanta
arterial (Buford Highway) and an HIA of a Walk-to-School
program in children. Interests in policy research are wide
ranging and conceive of physical activity policy as either
the dependant or independent variable. Initial efforts of
PAPRN include an inventory and analysis of polices that
serve to promote or discourage physical activity in and
around schools and a multiple case study of walking
trail(s). R&D is also leading an expanded case study in
Bogotá Columbia which will examine the effects of
significant policy and infrastructure changes designed to
discourage private automobile use and encourage walking,
cycling and use of public transit.
The ideal candidate would have training, interests and
proven abilities in one or more of the three areas, training
and experience in public health and physical activity
research is desirable but not required. Also desirable is a
proven record of research, publication and collaboration on
interdisciplinary teams. The current position is a 2 year
visiting position. Successful candidates for this position
may latter apply for full-time permanent CDC staff positions
which may become available in the future. Salary is
dependent on qualifications and experience.
Interested parties should send a resume via email to John
Davis at [log in to unmask] . Paper copies may be addressed
to: John Davis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
NCCDPHP, PAHB, 4770 Buford Highway Mail Stop K 46, Atlanta
Ga. 30341 (770 488 5659)
Candace Rutt, Ph.D.
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS/K-46
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: (770) 488-6015
Fax: (770) 488-5473
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