Opportunity to Serve as Objective Reviewer for ASPPH’s National Disease Intervention Specialist Certification Project Proposals

September 11, 2024

ASPPH is seeking Objective Reviewers for proposals submitted by its members. The proposed projects support ASPPH's collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to lead the National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Certification Project. Those interested in reviewing any of the proposals can email [email protected] with a short bio.

Implemented by the ASPPH Center for Public Health Workforce Development, the Certified in Disease Intervention (CDI) Program contributes to CDC's workforce capacity efforts to improve public health services provided to communities by disease intervention professionals.

Objective Reviewers will be provided with a simple scoring rubric and will be asked to review three applications. Each application will take approximately 30 minutes to review.

Proposals for Review

• Round 1Funding Opportunities(Review Period September 14 - 27, 2024)
  Developing Core Competencies for Disease Intervention Professionals • Partnering with Undergraduate Institution Educators to Build Pathways to Disease Intervention Certification • Partnering with Community College Educators to Build Pathways to Disease Intervention Certification • Partnering with High School Educators to Build Pathways to Disease Intervention Certification
  
• Round 2Funding Opportunities(Review Period September 28 - October 11, 2024)
  Disease Intervention Certification Cost Containment and Subsidization Models
  
• Round 3Funding Opportunities(Review Period October 23 - November 8, 2024)
  Recommendations and frameworks to guarantee a DIS Certified Workforce

As a reminder, interested reviewers can learn more and then email [email protected] with their short bio.