title: 20 Years of Public Health Economics and Decision Sciences at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship, 1995-2015.
abstract: The CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship was started in 1995 to provide postdoctoral training in public health economics. This article describes the origins and state of the fellowship and the practice of prevention effectiveness research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fellowship can be seen as one successful example of a demand-driven public health innovation to develop crucial capacity for the contemporary health system. Nearly 150 individuals have been trained through the program since its inception.
authors: Population Health Workforce Branch, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (Dr Skelton), and Health Economics and Modeling Unit, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases, (Dr Meltzer), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: Adam G
authors: AG
authors: Skelton
authors: Martin I
authors: MI
authors: Meltzer
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000379:methods*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States