Staff Patterns Of Epidemiologists In The Health Departments Of 12 Southern States

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Woernle, C H
• Description:
  In November 1989, representatives from 12 States attending the Annual Convocation of Southern State Epidemiologists completed a survey to enumerate epidemiologists working in central offices of State health departments. Epidemiologists were classified according to education and program area. A total of 117 epidemiologists were identified, yielding a range among the States of 0.6 to 8.3 (median 1.9) epidemiologists per million population. The most common degree was a medical degree, followed by master's training in epidemiology or biostatistics; only 9 percent had doctoral training in epidemiology or biostatistics. More than one-third of the epidemiologists worked in infectious diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and sexually transmitted diseases, and about one-fifth worked in environmental epidemiology. The areas of injuries, cancer, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, and occupational health collectively accounted for about one-fifth of epidemiologists. The results of the survey suggest room for further epidemiologic training among health department epidemiologists. The results also identify areas where additional epidemiologic input would be beneficial.
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Public Health Administration Workforce
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 106(5):583-586
• Pubmed ID:
  1910195
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  106
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
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  urn:sha256:55c37b4e92daf6237961c2400a98a6e43e742d30b7e9bfc0a507a0fc277dc4d2
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