FoodCORE College Intern - 20013753

Ohio Department of Administrative Services•Columbus, OH

About The Position

ODH's Bureau of Infectious Diseases needs part-time college interns to join FoodCORE! Ohio is one of ten U.S. states to participate in FoodCORE - or, Foodborne Diseases Centers for Outbreak Response Enhancement. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) piloted a project in 2009 to improve state and local responses to foodborne disease outbreaks. Since Ohio joined the project in 2010, our ODH team has helped Ohio's 111 local health departments improve their outbreak response capacity - with FoodCORE interns playing a visible role in that success! You can click here to read more about the FoodCORE team's contribution to a safer, healthier Ohio.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in college pursuing a graduate degree in public health, public administration, health education, health promotion, psychology, social work, nursing or other health or social service discipline.
Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.
Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.

Responsibilities

Assist with case interviews of patients with certain reportable diseases (e.g., Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria, Campylobacter and Shigella).
help explain importance of gathering personal health data to determine cause of illness
Collect data (e.g., health data from confidential medical records) for Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS)
Monitor reporting of lab results.
Prepare data for analysis.
Assist epidemiologists with descriptive statistical analysis and reporting/summaries, using various software apps (e.g., Microsoft Excel, REDCap).
Distribute data to other ODH program teams and government agencies.
Prepare infographics for reports/displays.
Prepare and/or make presentations to health professionals (e.g., local health depts) and public.
Represent FoodCORE project at meetings, trainings, or conferences.