Health Journalism Boot Camp

The six-day CDC Knight Public Health Journalism Boot Camp is designed to equip journalists to explain and analyze the critical health issues of the day, including the potential for epidemics after a natural catastrophe such as the recent hurricanes or the rise of a deadly new virus such as avian influenza. Participants learn how to read clinic studies and ask the right questions of scientists and public health policy makers. There is also a tour of CDC's world-renowned labs. The 2006 Boot Camp will be held June 25-June 30, 2006, in Decatur, Georgia. The program is open to any journalist, whether print, online or broadcast, interested in learning more about public health science. Fifteen journalists receive housing, per diem and partial meal allowance. Participants are required to finance their own transportation to and from camp.
Deadline: March 15, 2006