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Luther L. Terry Senior Fellow in Preventive Medicine |
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Lunes, 05 de Diciembre de 2011 17:00 |
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Although specific projects of the Luther Terry Fellow depend on the activities within ODPHP during the fellow's appointment, a description of activities of the current and previous fellows gives an idea of the scope and breadth of the fellow's work.
Selected activities of the current Luther Terry Fellow include representing ODPHP on the Office of Adolescent Health Working Group, HHS Interagency Seasonal Influenza Task Force, HHS Interagency Work Group on Multiple Chronic Conditions, participating in the development of Healthy People 2020 and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (7th edition), and serving as ODPHP’s liaison to the US Preventive Services Task Force and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Previous fellows have addressed issues such as clinical preventive services guidelines and strategies for their incorporation into practice, school health initiatives, and evaluation of the preventive practices of primary care providers. Fellows have also participated in the HHS Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, development of Healthy People 2010, coordination of HHS agencies on the Pfeisteria investigation in Eastern coastal waterways, promotion of adult immunizations, and increasing the emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion in the medical school curriculum.
In addition to specific projects, the Luther Terry Fellow is a key person within the Department to assist ODPHP in:
Developing policy papers for the Department
Making presentations to interest groups and legislators
Providing technical expertise, clinical experience and research analysis applied to various public health issues
Developing briefing materials for the Secretary of HHS, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
Serving as ODPHP’s representative on interagency and interdepartmental collaborations
The Luther Terry Fellow also oversees the Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Scholarship Program and is primarily responsible for the mentoring of fellows, residents and public health interns as they rotate through ODPHP. He/she serves as a mentor for students of public health and preventive medicine and provides them the opportunity to work with leading public health experts in the field of disease prevention and health promotion.
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