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U.S. Embassy Manila

U.S. Embassy Manila. Embassy Science Fellows Seminar Caroline E. Crocoll, Ph.D., CFLE, CFCS, NCC USDA CSREES August 26, 2009. Overview. Opportunity Expectations Preparation Resources. Opportunity. Awareness of the ESF Understanding need and context Learning about the program

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U.S. Embassy Manila

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  1. U.S. Embassy Manila Embassy Science Fellows Seminar Caroline E. Crocoll, Ph.D., CFLE, CFCS, NCC USDA CSREES August 26, 2009

  2. Overview • Opportunity • Expectations • Preparation • Resources

  3. Opportunity • Awareness of the ESF • Understanding need and context • Learning about the program • Letting others know my interests • Internal Support-Supervisory & Collegial • Application • Selection

  4. Expectations • Learning Curve • Embassy Interests and Desired Outcomes • Goals, objectives and resources • Collaborative efforts and opportunities • Assessing and reporting on impact • Continued engagement

  5. Preparation • Learning Curve • Cultural Awareness • Cultural Self-Awareness • Personal Preparation • Health • Lived Experience • Acculturation

  6. Preparation • Acculturation • History • Geography • Demography • People/Family/Food • Language • Customs • Values • Space • Time • Context • Infrastructure

  7. Preparation • Outreach Education • Health Promotion • Non-Communicable Disease Prevention • Physical Inactivity • Tobacco and Alcohol • Nutrition • 4 Major NCDs • Cardiovascular Diseases • Cancer • Diabetes • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  8. Resources • State Department/USDA • World Health Organization (WHO) • Western Pacific Regional Action Plan • Environmental, Lifestyle, Clinical Interventions • Research/Federal/International Resources • United Nations • US Agency for International Development (USAID) • Philippine Department of Health • Coalitions • Philippine Census • University • Health Promotion and Collaborative Efforts • Colleagues & Partners

  9. Conclusion • Experiences You Have Had • Content • Process • Culture • Ideas • Recommendations • Resources

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