PHA-Exch> The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) ruglucia at paho.org
 EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org



*The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition *

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**Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the College Board***

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**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:
yes at collegeboard.org
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