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Public Health Officer
Keep populations healthy, not just individuals
€35k–€75k Demand: High
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Read WHO and national health agency reports on population health.
Epidemiology
Health policy
Data analysis
What the work is really like
Public health officers design and manage programmes that protect and improve the health of entire communities — vaccination campaigns, disease surveillance and health policy.
1Analysing disease surveillance data for early warning signals
2Planning a community vaccination rollout
3Presenting health data to local government
4Coordinating with schools on a health education programme
Skill gap analysis
Strengths you already bring
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Skills to develop
Epidemiology
Health policy
Data analysis
Programme management
Communication
Stakeholder engagement
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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