CDC Evaluation of Public Health Practices

Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC-

11/6/2026 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

A research opportunity is available in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgia.

This training opportunity will provide you with hands‑on experience in identifying, appraising, and evaluating best practices and evidence‑based interventions in environmental public health. Under the guidance of CDC scientists and subject matter experts, you will gain practical experience conducting evidence syntheses, designing evaluation plans, applying evaluation frameworks (e.g. CDC Framework, RE‑AIM, PRISM), and translating scientific evidence into actionable guidance and tools for public health practice.

• Participate in training on evidence synthesis methods, program evaluation frameworks, and implementation science approaches relevant to environmental public health.
• Conduct structured literature searches and systematic or rapid evidence reviews to identify candidate best practices across topics such as exposure reduction, community‑level interventions, environmental health surveillance, and risk communication.
• Learn and apply appraisal tools (e.g. GRADE, risk‑of‑bias checklists) to assess the quality and strength of evidence for environmental public health interventions.
• Develop logic models and theory‑of‑change maps linking interventions to short‑, intermediate‑, and long‑term outcomes and select appropriate process and outcome indicators.
• Collaborate on the design of evaluation protocols using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed‑methods approaches.
• Gain experience in analyzing program and surveillance datasets, including descriptive summaries.
• Observe and contribute to the development or improvement of evaluation tools and dashboards that summarize evidence and program performance for practitioners (e.g. evidence tables, scorecards, RE‑AIM summaries).
• Participate in stakeholder and partner meetings to learn approaches for integrating community perspectives, regulatory considerations, and interagency coordination in evaluation and practice guidance.
• Prepare written evidence summaries, evaluation plans, presentations, and practice‑oriented briefs for technical and non‑technical public health audiences.
• Participate in meetings, webinars, and professional development activities to increase understanding of environmental public health evaluation, implementation science, and evidence translation.

• Develop a foundational understanding of methods used to identify and evaluate best practices and evidence‑based interventions in environmental public health.
• Gain experience conducting structured literature searches, evidence syntheses (systematic or rapid reviews), and appraisal of study quality and applicability.
• Learn to construct logic models and select measurable indicators that align activities to expected public health outcomes.
• Acquire practical skills in designing evaluation studies and choosing appropriate study designs and analytic methods for real‑world program evaluation (including equity‑focused analyses).
• Strengthen competencies in mixed‑methods approaches to evaluate implementation fidelity, barriers and facilitators, and contextual influences on practice effectiveness and sustainability.
• Increase proficiency in translating evidence and evaluation findings into concise, actionable products (executive summaries, policy/practice briefs, implementation recommendations) for diverse audiences.
• Learn best practices for stakeholder engagement and participatory evaluation approaches that…