Epidemiologists

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel.

Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.

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

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

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