public health policy officer
Public health policy officers develop and implement strategies for the improvement of a community's health care policy. They advise governments on policy changes and identify problems in current health care policies.
Also called: general manager, healthcare planner, healthcare services planning officer, general manager healthcare, health service manager, healthcare admistrator, healthcare planning officer
- 14
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
14- address public health issues
- analyse health problems within a given community
- assess health services within the community
- comply with legislation related to health care
- contribute to public health campaigns
- government policy implementation
- health care legislation
- health care system
- implement policy in healthcare practices
- lead healthcare services changes
- promote inclusion
- provide improvement strategies
- public health
- work within communities
Optional skills
18- advise policy makers in healthcare
- analyse goal progress
- apply strategic thinking
- build community relations
- carry out strategic research
- conduct health related research
- implement strategic planning
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- manage government policy implementation
- manage healthcare staff
- monitor regulations in social services
- perform market research
- perform project management
- project management principles
- report analysis results
- report on social development
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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