Training for Surveillance of Heart Disease, Stroke and Other Chronic Diseases in State Health Departments

Please see the message below regarding the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Training for Surveillance of Heart Disease, Stroke and Other Chronic Diseases in State Health Departments (SHDs).

Eligible State Health Department Applicants:

State health departments from any of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply, with the exception of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin. These states are excluded because they have already participated in the GIS Training for Surveillance of Heart Disease, Stroke and Other Chronic Diseases.

State Applications are due January 9, 2015; notification of award by February 16, 2015.

You can find the application attached here:

http://www.chronicdisease.org/?page=GISNov2014Announce