Announcements

Announcing New Summer Programs for Students

Announcement posted 2/2/12

Students may apply for the CDC Junior Disease Detective Camp and Epi Intense, two new summer programs that offer real-world experience in public health careers. The Junior Disease Detective Camp is an educational program designed to fill the gap in informal public health education for upcoming 7th and 8th graders. Epi Intense is a unique opportunity for upcoming high school juniors and seniors to learn about epidemiology. The 2012 applications are now available online. If you have questions, contact Judy Gantt, at jgantt@cdc.gov or 404-639-0831.

PCD Thank You to 2011 Peer Reviewers

Announcement posted 1/19/12

PCD would like to recognize and thank the peer reviewers that volunteered their time, knowledge, and expertise that help guide our manuscripts to publication. For the thank you and list of reviewers, please visit our For Peer Reviewers page.

Application Period Closed for PCD’s 2012 Student Research Contest

Announcement posted 1/19/12

The application period for PCD's Student Research Contest is now closed. We thank all of those who submitted manuscripts for consideration in the 2012 competition. The winning manuscript will be announced in the Spring and published in an upcoming 2012 PCD release.

Contest details and submission guidelines (.DOC 38K)

Join the conversation in PCD Dialogue

Announcement posted 02/16/10

Preventing Chronic Disease has established an online forum called PCD Dialogue for our readers to share observations and thoughts on research findings and practical experience. Readers may comment on selected articles in PCD issues by visiting PCD Dialogue or by selecting the "Comment on this article" link located on the article page. We look forward to a stimulating discussion from our readers.

Submit an Announcement

We welcome brief announcements (25 to 75 words) of events of interest to our readers. In this section, we also include information (no more than 100 words) about upcoming conferences related to the prevention of chronic disease. Announcements should list the topics to be covered during the conference and may refer readers to a website with a full description of conference activities. These announcements will be put on our website within 2 weeks of approval for publication. Send all announcement requests to pcdeditor@cdc.gov.