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Epidemiologists

ID

work_science/epidemiologists

Type

TASK

Children

16

Child Nodes (16)

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Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.

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Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.

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Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.

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Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.

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Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.

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Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

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Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.

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Write articles for publication in professional journals.

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Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys.

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Write grant applications to fund epidemiologic research.

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Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.

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Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.

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Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry.

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Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel.

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Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

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Prepare and analyze samples to study effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, or microorganisms on cell structure and tissue.