| Job Title |
Health Officer, Field |
| Job Description |
Investigates Reported Cases Of Communicable Diseases And
Advises Exposed Persons To Obtain Medical Treatment And To
Prevent Further Spread Of Disease: Locates And Interviews
Exposed Person, Using Information Obtained From Records Of State
Or Local Public Health Departments And From Individual Already
Under Treatment For Communicable Disease. Advises Person To
Obtain Treatment From Private Physician Or Public Health Clinic.
May Take Blood Sample To Assist In Identifying Presence Of
Disease In Suspected Victim. Questions Exposed Person To Obtain
Information Concerning Other Persons Who May Have Received
Exposure. Conducts Follow-up Interviews With Patients And
Suspected Carriers. Writes Report Of Activities And Findings.
Visits Physicians, Laboratories, And Community Health Facilities
To Stimulate Reporting Of Cases And To Provide Information About
Government-sponsored Health Programs Concerning Immunization
Efforts, Vd Control, Mosquito Abatement, And Rodent Control.
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