Track disease, investigate outbreaks, and protect populations
Epidemiologists study the distribution and determinants of disease in populations, conducting surveillance, investigating outbreaks, designing studies, and informing public health policy at agencies like the CDC, WHO, and state health departments.
You analyze surveillance data on a rising flu trend, run a regression to identify risk factors, lead a contact tracing call with a state health department, draft a brief for leadership, and review an outbreak case definition with your team.
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