According to the latest document that enumerates the public health workforce, the following categories can be used to describe the public health workforce:
Administrative/Clerical personnel
Behavioral Health Professional
Emergency Preparedness staff
Environmental Health Staff
Public Health Informatics Specialist
Epidemiologist
Health Educator
Laboratory Worker
Nutritionist
Public Health Dentist
Public Health Manager
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Physician
Public Information Specialist
Other Public Health Professional
After interacting with the content, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the importance and use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.
- Identify 2 professions and their roles that are integral to the public health workforce.
Public Health professional organizations have come together to both define standards for public health practice as well as skills and competencies for these public health professionals.
Public Health Professional Profiles
Click through the tabs below to see several video profiles of public health professionals in Colorado.
Ran Tao,
Public Health Nurse
Leslee Warren, MPH
Communicable Disease Epi
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Ran Tao - Public Health Nurse
Ran Tao describes her work in Public Health Nursing and what some typical roles are for public health nurses.
Leslee Warren, MS - Communicable Disease Epidemiologist
Leslee Warren, MS, gives a "day in the life" overview of her position as a communicable disease epidemiologist.
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