Duties involve considerable interaction with other health professionals in the field of epidemiology and with federal, state and private sectors both in Vermont and nationally.
Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional, technical, and clerical employees.
Duties are performed under the general direction of the Health Commissioner, but with frequent joint activity with staff of other Health Department programs. Identifies location and scope of a disease outbreak, discovers its origin and identity, and assembles whatever personnel, materials, and resources are required to control the disease's spread and to eradicate it. Administers through subordinate staff the state's venereal disease, AIDS, and tuberculosis control programs, among others. Evaluates other Health Department programs from epidemiological point of view and recommends changes and improvements in services rendered and cost effectiveness. Works closely with other units within the Health Department, the federal Center for Disease Control and other organizations to coordinate necessary and timely services.