According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine. | 91% |
| Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks. | 85% |
| Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries. | 84% |
| Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases. | 84% |
| Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members. | 84% |
| Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks. | 84% |
| Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions. | 83% |
| Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations. | 83% |
| Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities. | 81% |
| Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues. | 81% |
| Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve community health. | 78% |
| Prepare preventive health reports, including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations. | 77% |
| Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations. | 76% |
| Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases. | 72% |
| Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences. | 71% |
