Health Sciences & Social Work
Possible Public Health career paths
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ÌýThe following is a list ofÌý
Possible Public Health Career Paths
that has been adapted from
101 Careers in Public Health by Beth Seltzer
- Infectious Disease careers include Community Health Education Specialist (, Epidemiologist, Public Health Advisor, Disease Ecologist, (and others;
- Chronic Disease and Cancer careers include Community Health Education Specialist, Health Promotion Program Coordinator, Tobacco Quitline Advisor, Behavioral Scientist, and others;
- Public Safety careers include Injury Prevention Specialist, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Specialist in Poison Information, Forensic Pathologist, and others;
- Maternal and Child Health careers include Deputy Director for Family Health Services, Home Visit Nurse, Community Health Worker, WIC Nutritionist, and others;
- Pharmaceuticals and Drug Safety careers include Medical Officer/Drug Evaluation and Safety, Biostatistician, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, and others;
- Environmental Health and Water Safety careers include Toxicologist, Poisoning Prevention Coordinator, Environmental Engineer, Hazardous Waste Inspector, Hydrologist, Health Physicist, and others;Ìý
- Occupational Health and Safety careers include Occupational Medicine, Employee Health Nurse, Industrial Hygienist, Corporate Medical Director, and others;
- Food Safety and Nutrition careers include Nutrition consultant, Food Service Sanitarian, Food Inspector/Department of Agriculture, Consumer Safety Officer/FDA, and others;
- Disaster Preparedness and Response careers include Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Environmental Health Emergency Response Specialists, Disaster Preparedness Researcher, Bioterrorism Researcher, and others;
- Evaluation, Safety and Quality careers include Program Evaluator, Quality Improvement Specialist, Outcomes Researchers, Informatics Specialist, Patient Safety Specialist, and others;
- Public Health Administration and Leadership careers include Health Commissioner, Public Health Laboratory Director, Local Health Department Administrator, and others;
- Health Disparities, Vulnerable Groups, and At-Risk Populations careers include Director of Office of Minority Health, Disease Prevention Activist, Area Agency on Aging Administrator, and others;
- Global Health careers include Technical Advisor/Logistics, International Programs Manager, NGO Administrator, and others.
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