Epidemiologists investigate and describe the causes and spread of disease, and develop the means for prevention or control. Applied epidemiologists, who usually work for State health agencies, respond to disease outbreaks, determining their causes and helping to contain them. Research epidemiologists study diseases in laboratories and in the field to determine how to prevent future outbreaks.
| 1. | Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies. |
| 2. | Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. |
| 3. | Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public. |
| 4. | Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection and analysis. |
| 5. | Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement. |
| 6. | Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission. |
| 7. | Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention. |
| 8. | Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings. |
| 9. | Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys. |
| 10. | Supervise professional, technical and clerical personnel. |
| 11. | Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians and others. |
| 12. | Prepare and analyze samples to study effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, or microorganisms on cell structure and tissue. |
| 13. | Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry. |
| 14. | Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians. |
| 15. | Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds. |