Epidemic Intelligence Service

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applied epidemiology training program disease surveillance program public health training program

The Epidemic Intelligence Service is a specialized training and response program that develops disease detectives who investigate and control outbreaks and other public health threats in the United States and abroad.

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Label Occurrences
Epidemic Intelligence Service canonical 4
CDC disease detective program 1
Epidemic Intelligence Service training program 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf applied epidemiology training program ⓘ
disease surveillance program ⓘ
public health training program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
surface form: CDC disease detective program

EIS ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
field applied epidemiology ⓘ
disease surveillance ⓘ
epidemiology ⓘ
outbreak investigation ⓘ
public health ⓘ
focusesOn bioterrorism-related events ⓘ
chronic disease investigations ⓘ
emerging infectious diseases ⓘ
environmental health threats ⓘ
global health security ⓘ
infectious disease outbreaks ⓘ
injury epidemiology ⓘ
vaccine-preventable diseases ⓘ
foundedBy Alexander D. Langmuir ⓘ
hasComponent emergency public health response ⓘ
epidemiologic analysis ⓘ
field investigations ⓘ
scientific communication and publication ⓘ
surveillance system evaluation ⓘ
inception 1951 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
notableFor contributions to major outbreak responses in the United States ⓘ
rapid deployment of disease detectives ⓘ
training leaders in public health epidemiology ⓘ
operatedBy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
partOf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
surface form: CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
programLength 2 years ⓘ
purpose investigate disease outbreaks ⓘ
protect population health in the United States and abroad ⓘ
strengthen public health response capacity ⓘ
support disease surveillance and control ⓘ
train epidemiologists in applied field epidemiology ⓘ
recruitsFrom doctoral-level scientists ⓘ
nurses ⓘ
other health professionals ⓘ
physicians ⓘ
veterinarians ⓘ
traineeTitle EIS officer ⓘ
trainingType field-based epidemiology training ⓘ
on-the-job training ⓘ

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → notableProgram → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
Epidemic Intelligence Service → alsoKnownAs → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDC disease detective program
EIS officer → trainedBy → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
EIS officer → partOf → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
EIS officer → educatedAt → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epidemic Intelligence Service training program
Health Organization of the League of Nations → hasPart → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epidemiological Intelligence Service
Alexander D. Langmuir → inceptionOf → Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ