Epidemiologi
Investigare e descrivere i determinanti e la distribuzione di malattie, disabilità o esiti di salute. Può sviluppare mezzi di prevenzione e controllo.
Strumenti tecnologici
Attività principali
- Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
- Supervisionare i programmi di sanità pubblica, comprese l'analisi statistica, la pianificazione dell'assistenza sanitaria, i sistemi di sorveglianza e il miglioramento della salute pubblica.
- Indagare su malattie o parassiti per determinare cause e fattori di rischio, progresso, ciclo di vita o modalità di trasmissione.
- Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
- Monitorare e segnalare episodi di malattie infettive alle agenzie sanitarie locali e statali.
- 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.
- Write articles for publication in professional journals.
- Identificare e analizzare i problemi di salute pubblica legati alle malattie parassitarie di origine alimentare e il loro impatto su politiche pubbliche, studi scientifici o indagini.
- Write grant applications to fund epidemiologic research.
- Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Supervisionare il personale professionale, tecnico e amministrativo.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Preparare e analizzare campioni per studiare gli effetti di farmaci, gas, pesticidi o microrganismi sulla struttura cellulare e sui tessuti.
- Teach epidemiology to students in public health programs.
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Abilità
Attività lavorative
Contesto lavorativo
How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?
99%
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?
94%
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?
92%
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
92%
Telephone Conversations
How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
92%
Freedom to Make Decisions
How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
90%
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals
How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?
88%
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?
88%
Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
80%
Spend Time Sitting
How much does this job require sitting?
80%
Duration of Typical Work Week
Number of hours typically worked in one week.
77%
Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities
How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?
72%
Written Letters and Memos
How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?
69%
Time Pressure
How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
65%
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
64%
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General
How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?
61%
Level of Competition
To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
61%
Frequency of Decision Making
How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
56%
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
55%
Public Speaking
How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?
49%
Health and Safety of Other Workers
How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
47%
Physical Proximity
To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?
44%
Conflict Situations
How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
42%
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?
40%
Exposed to Disease or Infections
How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
35%
Spend Time Standing
How much does this job require standing?
33%
Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?
32%
Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
31%
Degree of Automation
How automated is the job?
30%
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
30%
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment
How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?
26%
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?
25%
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
22%
Spend Time Walking or Running
How much does this job require walking or running?
21%
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?
20%
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
17%
Exposed to Contaminants
How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
16%
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions
How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
16%
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
14%
Outdoors, Under Cover
How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?
11%
Work Schedules
How regular are the work schedules for this job?
11%
Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
8%
Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
5%
Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions
How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
5%
Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
4%
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
4%
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
4%
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
4%
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body
How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
4%
Exposed to Radiation
How often does this job require exposure to radiation?
3%
In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment
How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?
3%
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?
3%
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
2%
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?
1%
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
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1%
Exposed to High Places
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0%
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
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0%
Istruzione
Master's degree
Post-doctoral training
Doctoral degree
Interessi
Investigative
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Social
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Conventional
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Realistic
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Enterprising
Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis
Artistic
Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,
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