Epidemiologists

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
2. 02Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
3. 03Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
4. 04Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
5. 05Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
6. 06Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
7. 07Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
8. 08Write articles for publication in professional journals.
9. 09Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys.
10. 10Write grant applications to fund epidemiologic research.
11. 11Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
12. 12Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.

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