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Preventive Medicine Physicians: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

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This source lists 15 tasks, including 15 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2023.

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Core · Task 17222 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.

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Core · Task 17212 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.

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Core · Task 17217 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.

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Core · Task 17220 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.

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Core · Task 17214 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.

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Core · Task 17218 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.

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Core · Task 17219 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

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.

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Core · Task 17216 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.

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Core · Task 17225 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

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.

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Core · Task 17211 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.

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Core · Task 17224 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve community health.

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Core · Task 17213 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Prepare preventive health reports, including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations.

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Core · Task 17223 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations.

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Core · Task 17221 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases.

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Core · Task 17215 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert

Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences.

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