Disease Detectives
Disease Detectives
The information on this page should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. This event is generously supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - gold medal winners at the National Tournament will receive an expenses-paid trip to CDC HQ in Atlanta! For those who are interested, there is a CD for Biology & Earth Science events available in the Science Olympiad Store. New for 2012 - Disease Detectives CD!
resources
- 2012 Training Handout
- 2012 Event Supervisor Handout
- 2012 Training Power Point
- Food Borne Illness Handout - New!
- Event Supervisor Tips (2011) (PDF)
- 2011 Disease Detectives Power Point (PPT)
- Training Handout (2011) (PDF)
- 2007 Div. B National exercise/Answers (PDF)
- 2007 Div. C National exercise/Answers (PDF)
- Training Handout (2008) (PDF)
- Training Handout (2009) (PDF)
- Training Handout (2010) (PDF)
- Sample Exercise (PDF)
Links
CDC Resources
- Centers for Disease Control Career Paths to Public Health
- Disease Detectives Event
- Resource Center for Teachers and students
- National Center for Environmental Health formed by the CDC
- MMWR website - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
- NCEH Kids Page - Virus Encounters
- Science Ambassador Program - Lesson Plans and more
Disease Detectives
- Principles of Epidemiology (CDC Online introduction to epidemiology textbook)
- Epiville (Outbreak Simulation Columbia University)
- Montclair State University - Middle School Epidemiology Curriculum
- The College Board Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Program
- National Institutes of Health – Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
- Bad Bug Book- A compendium of bacteria, viruses, parasites and other causes of foodborne illness
- John Snow - UCLA site
- BAM - CDC Office of Communication website for middle school kids
- National Center for Birth Defects and Disability
- University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Super course Website
- Population Growth Concerns
- Ecology of Increasing Disease
- Outbreak at Watershed (Online Game)
- Science Mystery (Online Game)
- Buffet Busters (Online Game)
Glossaries & Dictionaries
2011-2012 EMPHASIS - PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO food-borne illness
- Food Safety - Penn State Extension
- US Government Site on Food Safety
- FDA Bad Bug Book on Pathogens
- CDC site on Food-Borne Illness
- FoodSafety.gov Home Page
- Wiki Page on Food-Borne Illness
- CDC site on Travel and Illness
Links & Topics for 2012 National Tournament Only - DIVISION C ONLY
- Bias, Confounding and the Role of Chance
- Potential Errors in Epidemiologic Studies, Introduction
- Potential Errors in Epidemiologic Studies, Random Error
- Potential Errors in Epidemiologic Studies, Bias
- Potential Errors in Epidemiologic Studies, Confounding
- Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) Guidelines