43HX Public Health Officer

Core Skills

• epidemiological data collection and analysis
• public health surveillance
• risk assessment and mitigation
• program planning and evaluation
• policy implementation and compliance
• health education and communication
• incident response and outbreak management
• environmental and occupational health assessment
• data reporting and dashboard interpretation
• interdisciplinary and interagency coordination

Civilian Career Paths

• Public Health
• Project Management
• Training and Education
• Administration

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
• Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
• Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
• Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
• Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.