EIS officer
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An EIS officer is a public health professional trained by the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service to investigate and respond to disease outbreaks and other health threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EIS officer canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epidemiologist
ⓘ
public health professional ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| durationOfTraining | two-year program ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Epidemic Intelligence Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Epidemic Intelligence Service training program
|
| employedBy | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disease surveillance
ⓘ
emergency public health response ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ outbreak investigation ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bioterrorism-related incidents
ⓘ
chronic disease clusters ⓘ emerging infectious diseases ⓘ environmental health threats ⓘ infectious disease outbreaks ⓘ injury epidemiology events ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EIS officer ⓘ |
| hasEmployer |
CDC Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance
ⓘ
surface form:
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
|
| hasRole |
analyze public health data
ⓘ
communicate findings to public health authorities ⓘ conduct field epidemiologic investigations ⓘ investigate disease outbreaks ⓘ provide technical assistance to health departments ⓘ respond to emerging health threats ⓘ support public health decision-making ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ |
| requiresEducation |
advanced health-related degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree in epidemiology or related field ⓘ master’s degree in public health or related field ⓘ medical degree ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | competitive application ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ⓘ
Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
case-control studies
ⓘ
cohort studies ⓘ contact tracing ⓘ field epidemiology ⓘ outbreak investigation protocols ⓘ surveillance data analysis ⓘ |
| worksIn |
CDC headquarters
ⓘ
field settings ⓘ public health agencies ⓘ |
| worksWith |
clinicians
ⓘ
federal health agencies ⓘ international health organizations ⓘ laboratory scientists ⓘ local health departments ⓘ state health departments ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Epidemic Intelligence Service