CDC Ambassador Suite of Online GIS Tools Chronic Disease Surveillance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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12/18/2026 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling-basis and applications may close before the deadline.

This opportunity is available with the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, in the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC protects America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish its mission, CDC conducts important science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

Under the guidance of a mentor, you will have the opportunity to learn about CDC’s online suite of GIS tools for chronic disease surveillance and learn how these tools are used by a wide range of public health organizations and stakeholders. You will gain experience learning about the initiative “See the Maps to Close the Gaps,” which highlights how CDC’s online mapping tools can be used to examine chronic disease patterns and priorities in communities across the United States.

There will be opportunities to learn approaches used to communicate GIS and surveillance findings to diverse public health audiences.

The suite of online GIS tools comprises: the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke, Local Trends Dashboard, Map Widget, Quick Maps, Map Gallery, and Rate Stabilizing Tools.

• Learn how to apply CDC's suite of GIS and online mapping tools to:
• Conduct spatial and epidemiological analysis to document geographic patterns of heart disease, stroke, and their risk factors at the county and/or census-tract level
• Learn how data integration techniques can be used to support analyses involving multiple data sources and public health partners
• Use data-driven analytical methods to examine community health characteristics and geographic patterns related to chronic disease
• Gain experience developing case-study analyses using multi-layered spatial datasets (e.g., mortality, risk factors, proximity to health care facilities, community characteristics)
• Gain technical experience applying GIS methodologies and chronic disease surveillance systems, including learning how GIS methodologies and chronic disease surveillance systems are applied by a broad range of public health organizations such as:
• State and local health departments
• Recipients of CDC funding for the prevention of heart disease and stroke
• Tribal Epidemiology Centers
• Health Systems
• Community Organizations
• Academic Institutions
• Gain exposure to scientific communication approaches used to communicate GIS and surveillance findings to public health audiences and learn how different communication formats are used to convey spatial and epidemiologic information
• Gain understanding of how public health organizations use GIS and surveillance information to examine chronic disease patterns and inform public health planning activities.
• Learn approaches used to evaluate GIS tools, data sources, analytical…