Public facing careers
Dealing with data
Settings for public health careers
PH Competencies and domains
Miscellaneous
100
This career makes sure our restaurants are following code.
What is a sanitarian or health inspector?
100
These disease detectives use data to investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury.
What is an epidemiologist?
100
While most people go here when they are sick, especially in emergency situations, these also offer preventive services and conduct research.
What is a hospital?
100
This competency area involves skills like gathering, analyzing, and interpreting population health data.
What is data analytical and assessment skills?
100
This person helps a community or organization be prepared in case of any situation.
What is an emergency preparation specialist?
200
This person must know about many different health topics since they may be asked to educate individuals or groups about how to be healthy.
What is a health educator?
200
Data is important in this role to show if a program was effective or not.
What is a program evaluator?
200
This is one example of this type of setting.
What is a governmental agency?
200
Explaining health messages to community groups in plain language demonstrates competencies in this domain.
What is communication skills?
200
This role requires a lot of writing and helps to make sure the organization has the funds needed to do their work.
What is a grant writer or development director?
300
Commonly used for STIs and COVID, this disease hunter will alert you if you have been exposed to an infectious disease.
What is a disease intervention specialist?
300
During a study, this person will keep track of data to prove their hypothesis.
What is a research investigator or coordinator?
300
This is one example of this type of setting.
What is a non-profit organization or non-governmental organization (NGO)?
300
A public health professional uses this domain to develop a budget and secure funding for a maternal health program.
What is management and financial planning domain?
300
They keep track of and analyze laws, regulations, and funding related to an organization’s interests.
What is a policy analyst?
400
Navigating insurance plans while following doctors' recommendations can be made easier by this person.
What is a patient navigator?
400
This person looks at data related to weather-related events, ice caps, and other phenomena in nature to see how our weather is changing over time and its impact on health.
What is a climate change specialist?
400
This agency tracks communicable disease, offers primary and secondary prevention, and helps to set health policy. Every state has one of these (and some counties and even cities also have them).
What is a health department?
400
Knowing how to develop, implement, or evaluate policies or programs falls under this domain.
What is policy development and program skills?
400
Employed by corporations, their goal is to reduce health insurance costs and boost productivity among its employees.
What is an employee wellness manager?
500
These people may go door-to-door or table at community events to share health information and resources.
What is a Community Health Worker or Community Engagement Specialist?
500
This career uses statistical tools to interpret scientific data and answer research questions in the fields of medicine, biology and public health.
What is a biostatistician?
500
Sometimes people don't work for any one organization, but "free-lance" for many.
What is a consultant?
500
When we work to apply principles of ethics, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, we are working within this domain.
What is the domain of health equity skills?
500
This role may help manage a food assistance program, teach a community cooking class, or provide technical assistance at the state or national level. Employers typically require certification for a person in this position.
What is a public health nutritionist?