Epidemiologists are even on staff at major hospitals. Ask and the general information operator at your local hospital can tell you if one is there when you call.
They study the frequency and the distribution of diseases in a population. Great for knowing what will bite you where, they are very important to public health and work with vector control to establish risk factors for infectious disease.
you need a master's degree in epidemiology, public health, or other related specialty
Epidemiologist at Oregon Public Health Division
They study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine
Epidemiology is the science of the study of effects and causes of health and disease on population groups. It is important for public health, identifying risk factors and preventative medicine.
The role of public health is to evaluate the disaster from a community health perspective and to control the resulting environment.
Epidemiologist
hygiene
The role of district public health nurse is to assist in treating community health issues, immunizations, and sexually transmitted disease transmission education.
Social Epidemiologist - APEX
Fiona Stanley is a public health epidemiologist who lives in Australia. She was one of the torch runners for the Sydney Olympics in 2008. She has two daughters, Hallie and Tiffany.
Fiona Stanley (Shellam), born August 1, 1946 is an Australian epidemiologist who works in public health and in pediatric and newborn medicine. She was named Australian of the Year in 2003.
The role of the health protection agency is to be an independent body that focuses on the health of the population. They are set up to protect the public from disease and illness.