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Job categories of the Texas public health workforce |
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| Job category |
Examples of job titles |
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| WIC/Nutritionists |
Those associated with the Women, Infants and Children's Programme: Nutritionist, WIC
Counselor, WIC Supervisor |
| Nurses |
Licensed Nurses: LVN, BSN |
| Sanitarians |
Local inspectors: Restaurant Inspector |
| Dental Workers |
Dental assistants, dental hygienists, but not dentists |
| Case and Social Workers |
Caseworker, clinical social worker, community health service aid |
| Lab |
Microbiologists, lab workers |
| Licensed Health Professionals |
Pharmacists, Physicians, Veterinarian, Dentists |
| Animal/Vector Control |
Animal control, mosquito control |
| HIV/STD |
HIV/STD prevention, risk management |
| Health Educator |
Health Educator |
| Biostatisticians Epidemiologists |
Biostatistician, epidemiologist |
| Public Health Technician and other |
Public Health Technician, Programme Specialist (job categories within the TDSHS that
were non-descriptive) and other |
| Manager or Administrator at TDSHS |
Manager, Director at TDSHS central office in Austin or a TDSHS regional health department |
| Manager or Administrator at LHD |
Administrative staff other than the director at a local health department: Manager,
Health Services Coordinator, Director of Programmes |
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Borders et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:18 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-18 |
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