Johanzynn Gatewood Receives CDC ORISE Health Communication Fellowship

Johanzynn Gatewood, a recent Social and Behavioral Sciences MPH graduate, will be an ORISE Health Communication Fellow in the Travelers’ Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention starting in September 2017. The CDC Travelers’ Health Branch in Atlanta works to keep US travelers safe and healthy while traveling and living overseas and to prevent the importation of disease into the United States. Johanzynn will be supporting the Communication and Education Team in content development of the branch’s web resources, media and social media outreach, evaluation of communication efforts and platforms, and supporting the Travelers’ Health emergency response campaign efforts. This is a training fellowship that will provide an opportunity to learn the application of communication and public health principles to the development, implementation, and evaluation of critical public health programs at the CDC.