Summer Camps

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum continues to offer its popular summer program for high school students:

• CDC Disease Detective Camp is a week-long day camp for rising high school juniors and seniors that exposes students to epidemiology, the field of public health and the diverse career opportunities within the field of public health. Two separate, but identical iterations of the camp are held each summer.
  • Dates: June 18-21, and July 16-20, 2012
  • Times: 8:45-4:00pm
  • Location: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

For application information, please read the CDC Disease Detective Camp FAQ.

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum is also excited to offer pilots of two new summer educational experiences:

• CDC Junior Disease Detective Camp (Junior Camp): The Junior Camp is a three-day camp for rising 7th and 8th graders.  Attendees  will learn basic epidemiologic terms and sample a number of public health fields.
  • Dates: June 11-13, 2012
  • Times: 8:30-3:00pm
  • Location: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA
• Epi Intense: A two-day program for rising high-school juniors and seniors with prior exposure to epidemiology. Using Epi Info software, students will design an epidemiologic study and will analyze data from the study during the course session.
  • Dates: July 9-11, 2012
  • Times: 8:30-3:00pm
  • Location: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA