Public Health Physician
OSCA 264344
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Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Public Health Physician is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
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About this career
Provides the medical input into population-level planning for the prevention of health conditions, threats and disasters to maximise health across and within populations.
What they typically do
- Assesses and responds rapidly to urgent and evolving public health issues
- Leads teams, public health responses, programs, projects and organisations designed to address health inequity and population health outcomes
- Collects, analyses and applies data related to public health issues, and researches possible causes and links to other health determinants operating at the community level
- Develops strategies to assist the implementation of programs that will prevent disease or promote health in the community
- Advises senior public health officials about legislation and other strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of communities
- Designs and evaluates disease screening programs and disease and hazard surveillance systems
- Evaluates health services and public health programs, health technologies and interventions
- Advises and manages the public health management of environmental health risks
- Informs the management of public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks and control measures
- May advise and work in partnership on the public health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Public Health Physician.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.