Project Determination

Print Date: 11/8/23

Title:

APHL-CDC Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science Program Demographic Survey

Project Id:

0900f3eb82260e0b

Accession #:

CLSR-TWDB-11/3/23-60e0b

Project Contact:

Jordan D Helms

Organization:

CLSR/DLS/TWDB

Status:

Project In Progress

Intended Use:

Project Determination

Estimated Start Date:

11/10/2023

Estimated Completion Date:

11/10/2024

CDC/ATSDR HRPO/IRB Protocol #:
0920-1050

OMB Control #:

Determinations
Determination

Justification

Completed

Entered By & Role

11/6/23

Hummel_Kimberly B. (kbh2) CIO HSC

Not Research / Other
HSC:
Does NOT Require HRPO
Review

45 CFR 46.102(l)
Program Evaluation

PRA:

PRA Applies

ICRO:
PRA Applies

OMB Approval date: 6/28/22
OMB Expiration date: 6/30/25

11/6/23

Hummel_Kimberly B. (kbh2) OMB/PRA

11/8/23

Zirger_Jeffrey (wtj5) ICRO Reviewer

Description & Funding
Description
Priority:

Urgent

Date Needed:

11/10/2023

Priority Justification:

COVID PHE Waiver expires on 11/11/2023.

Determination Start Date:

11/03/23

Description:

This project's aim is to strengthen the pipeline of public health laboratory (PHL) professionals, and thus, strengthen everyday PHL
practice as well as emergency preparedness and response by: (1) establishing a National Public Health Laboratory Fellowship
Program that will strengthen and expand existing CDC-APHL public health laboratory fellowships and (2) developing and
implementing a new public health internship and genomic data internship program for eligible students to gain meaningful
experiences in public health laboratory settings.

IMS/CIO/Epi-Aid/Lab-Aid/Chemical Exposure
Submission:

No

IMS Activation Name:

Not selected

Primary Priority of the Project:

Not selected

Secondary Priority(s) of the Project:

Not selected

Task Force Associated with the Response:

Not selected

CIO Emergency Response Name:

Not selected

Epi-Aid Name:

Not selected

Lab-Aid Name:

Not selected

Assessment of Chemical Exposure Name:

Not selected
This project's aim is to strengthen the pipeline of PHL professionals, and thus, strengthen everyday PHL practice as well as
emergency preparedness and response by: (1) establishing a National Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program that will
strengthen and expand existing CDC-APHL public health laboratory fellowships and (2) developing and implementing a new public
health internship and genomic data internship program for eligible students to gain meaningful experiences in public health
laboratory settings. These programs are intended to address ongoing PHL workforce shortages, exacerbated by the COVID-19

Goals/Purpose

pandemic, that are the result of an aging workforce, high turnover, increasing complexity of skills needed as technology advances,
decreases in clinical laboratory science education programs, increasing demand for laboratory services, low awareness of the
profession among the public, and competition from the private sector.

Objective:

The objectives are to: 1) revamp and expand the existing APHL-CDC Fellowship Program to support an increased number of
fellows, strengthen the program curriculum and evaluation, and possibly create new fellowship tracks; and 2) create short-term
internships (e.g., 12-16 weeks) for current Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's students to expose them to the public health
laboratory field, reveal potential careers in public health, and give students an applied learning experience in a state, local, or
territorial public health laboratory.

Does your project measure health disparities among Yes
populations/groups experiencing social, economic,
geographic, and/or environmental disadvantages?:
Does your project investigate underlying
contributors to health inequities among populations
/groups experiencing social, economic, geographic,
and/or environmental disadvantages?:

Yes

Does your project propose, implement, or evaluate
an action to move towards eliminating health
inequities?:

Yes

Activities or Tasks:

New Collection of Information, Data, or Biospecimens

Target Populations to be Included/Represented:

General US Population

Tags/Keywords:

Laboratory Personnel ; Students ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Internship, Nonmedical

CDC's Role:

CDC employees will provide substantial technical assistance or oversight

Method Categories:

Survey

Methods:

CDC will collect demographic information from applicants and the selected participants to the fellowship and internship programs
through completely voluntary and anonymous surveys.

Collection of Info, Data or Biospecimen:

Demographic information will be garnered completely anonymously through online surveys that cannot be linked back to applicants
or selected program participants.

Expected Use of Findings/Results and their impact:

CDC will use the demographic data to gauge success of promotion and recruitment efforts to increase the participation of
underrepresented groups in the programs.

Could Individuals potentially be identified based on
Information Collected?

Funding

No

Funding Type

Funding Title

Funding #

CDC Cooperative
Agreement

CDC-RFA-OE20-2001 Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and
Increasing Capacity

CDC-RFA-OE2020010203SUPP21

HSC Review

HSC Attributes
Program Evaluation

Yes

Regulation and Policy
Do you anticipate this project will need IRB review
by the CDC IRB, NIOSH IRB, or through reliance on
an external IRB?

No

Estimated number of study participants

Population - Children

Protocol Page #:

Population - Minors

Protocol Page #:

Population - Prisoners

Protocol Page #:

Population - Pregnant Women

Protocol Page #:

Population - Emancipated Minors

Protocol Page #:

Suggested level of risk to subjects
Do you anticipate this project will be exempt
research or non-exempt research

Requested consent process waviers

Original
Budget Yr

# Years
Award

2020

5

Budget
Amount

Informed consent for adults

No Selection

Children capable of providing assent

No Selection

Parental permission

No Selection

Alteration of authorization under HIPPA Privacy
Rule

No Selection

Requested Waivers of Documentation of Informed Consent
Informed consent for adults

No Selection

Children capable of providing assent

No Selection

Parental permission

No Selection

Consent process shown in an understandable language
Reading level has been estimated

No Selection

Comprehension tool is provided

No Selection

Short form is provided

No Selection

Translation planned or performed

No Selection

Certified translation / translator

No Selection

Translation and back-translation to/from target
language(s)

No Selection

Other method

No Selection

Clinical Trial
Involves human participants

No Selection

Assigned to an intervention

No Selection

Evaluate the effect of the intervention

No Selection

Evaluation of a health related biomedical or
behavioral outcome

No Selection

Registerable clinical trial

No Selection

Other Considerations
Exception is requested to PHS informing those
bested about HIV serostatus

No Selection

Human genetic testing is planned now or in the
future

No Selection

Involves long-term storage of identfiable biological
specimens

No Selection

Involves a drug, biologic, or device

No Selection

Conducted under an Investigational New Drug
exemption or Investigational Device Exemption

No Selection

Institutions & Staff
Institutions
Name

FWA #

FWA Exp Date

IRB Title

IRB Exp Date

Funding #

APHL

Staff
Staff Member

SIQT
Exp. Date

CITI Biomedical
Exp. Date

CITI Social &
Behavioral Exp. Date

CITI Good Clinical
Practice Exp. Date

Staff Role

Email

Phone

Organization

Project
Coordinator

qlp8@cdc.
gov

4047184514

TRAINING AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

Program
Lead

yec4@cdc.
gov

4046394582

TRAINING AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

Jordan Helms

07/17
/2026

Kelly Winter

07/18
/2026

Renee Ned

06/30
/2026

Technical
Monitor

rin1@cdc.
gov

4044980125

TRAINING AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

Wesley TahsirRodriguez

08/14
/2026

Project
Officer

csa4@cdc.
gov

4044981451

DIVISION OF LABORATORY
SYSTEMS

10/17/2020

Data
DMP
Proposed Data Collection Start Date:

11/11/23

Proposed Data Collection End Date:

11/11/24

Proposed Public Access Level:

Non-Public

Non-Public Details:
Reason For Not Releasing Data:

Other - Currently a Data Use Agreement is under negotiation between CDC and APHL.

Public Access Justification:

N/A

How Access Will Be Provided for Data:

TBD

Plans for Archival and Long Term Preservation:

Spatiality

Spatiality (Geographic Locations) yet to be added .....

Dataset
Dataset
Title

Dataset
Description

Data Publisher
/Owner

Public Access
Level

Public Access
Justification

External
Access URL

Download
URL

Type of Data
Released

Dataset yet to be added...

Supporting Info
Current

CDC Staff

Date Added

Description

Supporting Info Type

Supporting Info

Collection
Start Date

Collection End
Date

Member and
Role
Zirger_Jeffrey
(wtj5)
ICRO Reviewer

11/08/2023

NOA 0920-1050 (2022)

Notice of Action

NOA 0920-1050_2022.pdf

Current

Helms_Jordan
(qlp8)
Project Contact

11/03/2023

Screenshot of introductory
language for demographic survey
from APHL management platform
(RQ Awards)

Other-Enter new type

04_APHL_CoAg Demographic Online Survey Invitation
Screenshots_110323.docx

Current

Helms_Jordan
(qlp8)
Project Contact

11/03/2023

PRA submission worksheet

Other-Enter new type

05_Part II Worksheet_APHL_CDC_CoAg_110323.pdf

Current

Helms_Jordan
(qlp8)
Project Contact

11/03/2023

Email language for demographic
survey

Other-Enter new type

03_APHL_CoAgs_2023_Emails_110323.docx

Current

Helms_Jordan
(qlp8)
Project Contact

11/03/2023

GenIC Request Template

Paperwork Reduction Act Form

01_Fast_Track_GenIC_RequestTemplate_2023_APHL
CoAg_110323.docx

Current

Helms_Jordan
(qlp8)
Project Contact

11/03/2023

Demographic Survey Screenshots

Other-Enter new type

02_APHL_CDC_Pipeline Survey Screenshots_110323.
docx