Description
Investigate and describe the determinants, distribution, and outcomes of chronic diseases and their risk factors; develop, implement, and evaluate strategies for prevention, screening, and control.
- • Oversee chronic disease prevention and management programs, including surveillance, statistical analysis, planning, and quality improvement.
- • Investigate chronic diseases and risk factors to determine burden, determinants, progression, and disparities.
- • Plan and direct cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies on chronic disease prevention, screening, and treatment outcomes.
- • Plan, administer, and evaluate population health standards and programs for chronic conditions, collaborating with health departments, payers, clinicians, and community partners.
- • Provide expertise in designing, managing, and evaluating study protocols, questionnaires, sample selection, and analyses for chronic disease research.
- • Develop and apply epidemiologic and statistical methods for chronic disease surveillance and program evaluation; analyze data and present findings.
- • Consult with and advise clinicians, educators, researchers, and public officials on chronic disease epidemiology and evidence-based interventions.
- • Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel involved in chronic disease surveillance and research.
- • Identify and analyze public health issues related to chronic disease risk factors (e.g., tobacco, nutrition, physical activity), environmental exposures, and policy impacts.
- • Teach epidemiologic principles, chronic disease surveillance methods, and data analysis to residents, students, and public health staff.
- • Manage and analyze data from surveys, registries, electronic health records, and claims to assess trends, outcomes, and program impact.
- • Monitor and report chronic disease indicators and risk factor trends to local, state, and federal agencies.
- • Communicate research findings on chronic diseases to health practitioners, policymakers, and the public.
- • Educate healthcare workers, patients, and communities about chronic disease prevention, screening, and self-management.
- • Write articles for publication in professional journals on chronic disease epidemiology and public health practice.
- • Write grant applications to fund chronic disease surveillance, research, and intervention programs.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
