The following criteria should be considered when calculating work experience: 

• Work experience should be equivalent to the required number of years of applicable experience and may be calculated based on less than full-time employment. For example, a part-time position of 20 hours per week for 4 years is equivalent to a full-time position of 40 hours per week for 2 years.  

• Experience can be acquired through formal paid employment or through voluntary activities such as AmeriCorps, unpaid internships, Peace Corp, or other volunteer work provided it meets the criteria listed below.  

To meet the requirement of at least one year of experience as a disease intervention professional candidates must have experience in a role where they conduct activities including, but not limited to: 

• Person-centered interviews 
• Collection of enhanced surveillance and community assessment data
• Contact tracing 
• Field specimen collection 
• Field investigation in outbreaks 
• Emergency preparedness 
• Community outreach 
• Collaboration with medical providers 

To meet the required number of years of “community experiences in counseling or health outreach” the following skills or activities can be considered as applicable:* 

• Direct communication with a variety of populations in a community, clinical, or governmental setting. 
• Providing direct assistance to clients, patients, or other customers to apply for, utilize, or access medical and/or social services such as, but not limited to, SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, housing assistance, Ryan White programs. 
• Providing services directly to clients or patients such as medical testing, behavioral or risk-based counseling, intake assessment, medication adherence, case management, community or support group facilitation, health education, or wellness checks. 
• Assessing needs and assisting clients or patients with navigating access to medical and/or social services. This includes making direct referrals, assisting with scheduling appointments, and providing information about available resources. 
• Providing translation services in a community, clinical, or governmental setting.  
• Working with a variety of populations to identify needs, develop an action plan, and complete tasks that help the client or patient attain an individualized goal.  
• Interviewing clients or patients aligned with privacy guidelines to ascertain and record demographic, behavioral, sexual, psycho-social, medical, mental health, or other personal history.  
• Providing medical or social services in an outreach or non-traditional setting such as community centers, libraries, schools, mobile clinics, and places of worship.  
• Community engagement or outreach activities that include interfacing directly with members of the community about health-related topics such as, but not limited to, vaccination, nutrition, behavioral health, sexual health. 

*Note: Additional years of experience as a DI Professional can be counted as applicable community experience.