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📢 US public health teams: apply to learn R for free! CDC-sponsored; intro and adv training & support for rural & low-resource jurisdictions, territories, Tribes, & TECs. 📅 Deadline Dec 15. 👉Apply appliedepi.org/training/scho… 🌍Explore free resources appliedepi.org
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We’re working with partners to turn public health data into actionable insights that can prevent outbreaks from spreading. Earlier this month, we hosted an epidemic intelligence training for government staff from @EPHIEthiopia, @instituto_ins, @SaudeMisau, @NCDCgov and @ZMPublicHealth. Through a combination of virtual learning from @appliedepi and an in-person bootcamp in Kigali, Rwanda, participants built practical skills in data analysis, visualization, interpretation, and communication using R for public health decision-making. They are now applying these skills through country-based capstone projects designed to address real-world epidemic intelligence challenges and make outbreak response faster and more efficient. Thanks to all the participants for a productive training and their commitment to building technical skills that will make their communities safer from public health threats.
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🌍 Join the Board of Applied Epi! We’re seeking new Board Members passionate about global health & Epidemiology. Help guide a nonprofit that trains 1000s worldwide in data-driven public health response. ⏰ ~2 hrs/month | Apply by 31 Dec 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/4yp5fu93
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🌍 Join the Board of Applied Epi! We’re seeking new Board Members passionate about global health & Epidemiology. Help guide a nonprofit that trains 1000s worldwide in data-driven public health response. ⏰ ~2 hrs/month | Apply by 31 Dec 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/4yp5fu93
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We're hiring!🥳 Applied Epi is looking for a capable epidemiologist for a full-time 1-year remote contractor position. Take a look at our website for more details on the role and how to apply: appliedepi.org/about/join.h... Application deadline: July 31, 2025.
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🚨 Rare opportunity! Our advanced R courses start end of July: 📈 Time series & outbreak detection 📊 Stats in R 🗺️ GIS in R 🖥️ Shiny in R 📝 Advanced R Markdown Plus: Lots of Intro to R courses running all summer! 🌞 🔗 appliedepi.org
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“I’ve taken several R trainings - this is the BEST!” New courses posted! Intro to R for public health: 40 hours part-time, synchronous, with unlimited 1-on-1 coaching (24/7) and options for ALL time zones. Register: appliedepi.org/training/publ… #epitwitter #Rstats #publichealth
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Also, available right now, for free: Join thousands at community.appliedepi.org Use epiRhandbook.com (used by millions) Learn from interactive R tutorials in EN, FR, ES, & PR: appliedepi.org/resources/tut…
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📢 Last week to apply for the Applied Epi scholarships! Transition your team to R with free or discounted courses and services. 🗓️ Apply by Feb 10, 2025! 🌐 appliedepi.org
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📢 Ready to move your team to R? Applied Epi’s scholarships are OPEN! ✅ Funding available for teams in LMICs ✅ Even teams of 1 can apply with leadership support ✅ Deadline: Feb 10, 2025 Apply today: 🌐 appliedepi.org
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🚨 Applications NOW OPEN for 2025 scholarships! 🚨 💡 For teams in low- & middle-income countries working in public health or epidemiology, this is your chance to access funding for R courses and support services. 🗓️ Deadline: Feb 10, 2025 🌐 Apply here: appliedepi.org
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🎉 R scholarship applications open on January 20! If your team (government or nonprofit) works in applied epidemiology in a low- or middle-income country, you could get access to our Intro to R course and Support Desk! Details: appliedepi.org/training/scho… #Rstats #epitwitter
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🎄 Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! 🎄 To wrap up this advent calendar, here’s our final tip: Did you know you can use custom icons and images in ggplot? Check out this festive example—Santa’s (surprisingly inefficient?) route tonight! 🎅✨ #DataViz #RStats
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That code shows other cool things too, like how we added in a new font ("Grand Hotel") for the ggplot title. We used the {showtext} package for this: font_add_google() loads the font from Google Fonts, and showtext_auto() ensures R applies the font to the plot.
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The main takeaways are: 1) Ggplot customization possibilities are pretty endless. 2) Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all! 🎄🎄🎄
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Today's post is for anyone with bdays this time of the year. Including our Exec Director, an expert in "combo Xmas/bday" presents! Happy birthday Neale! On that note, ever work with multiple date columns but need to pick one? Use coalesce() to easily prioritize a value! #Rstats
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coalesce() is from the {dplyr} package. It returns the first non-missing value from a set of columns, based on the order you specify. It’s not just for dates, but for any use-case where you need to pick one value from across columns!
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