[afro-nets] The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition

["Claudio Schuftan" <cschuftan@phmovement.org>]

Cross-posted from: EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org
From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) ruglucia@paho.org

The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the College Board

Deadline to register and upload your 2007-08 YES project: February 4, 2008, 5 p.m. Eastern Time

YES National Event, Washington D.C., April, 2008

Website: http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/fs/atc.html

"…... The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition for original student research is designed to inspire talented students to investigate the many behavioral, biological, environmental and social factors that affect health and, based upon this knowledge, to identify ways to improve the health of the public.

The YES Competition awards up to 120 college scholarships each year to high school juniors and seniors who conduct outstanding research projects that apply epidemiological methods of analysis to a health-related issue.

Epidemiologists seek answers to why some people get sick and others don't. In other words, epidemiology is the science of exploring patterns of disease, illness and injury within populations, with the goal of developing methods for prevention, control and treatment to improve health.

The basic skills required by epidemiology- framing the right question, collecting relevant information and analyzing it to answer the question- are skills that will help students succeed in any area of future work. The study and application of epidemiology promotes a way of thinking that can be used effectively in both scientific and nonscientific settings. As a science, epidemiology helps explain the world in which we live and has strong links to personal decisions that each of us makes every day. As a way of thinking, epidemiology can help explain significant historical events and inform current decision-making in a broad variety of sectors. Leaders of communities, states and countries often rely on epidemiological analysis of data when they make critical policy decisions that may affect the well-being of their residents….."

Epidemiology Teaching Units for the High School Classroom

Teaching Units: http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/ft/iu/home.html
All of the high school-level instructional units on this site are designed for you freely to download and use in your classroom.

Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Program
The College Board
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
Reston VA 20190
Tel: (800) 626-9795, ext. 5849 
Fax: (703) 707-5599 
Email: mailto:yes@collegeboard.org