In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:
Knowledge of:
1.
Current principles and practices of general
medicine and skill in their application, including preventive medicine.
2.
Principles and practices of public health administration.
3.
Key public health topics including communicable
disease; occupational and environmental
health hazards; injury; maternal child and adolescent health; chronic disease.
4.
Purposes and organization of the State
Department of Public Health and interrelationships of Federal, State, and local health agencies.
5.
Department’s administration policies, including
equal employment opportunity/affirmative
action program objectives.
6.
Principles and practices of quality improvement.
7.
Social determinants of health and principles of
health equity.
8.
Principles of epidemiology and scientific research.
9. Evidence-based practice.
10. Clinical
preventive services and the application of screening tools/programs to identify
risksfor disease or injury, and opportunities
to promote wellness.
11. Core
public health information topics, such as how data is collected and coded,
analysis of data quality and application of findings to prevent medicine and
population health.
Ability to:
1.
Develop and implement a plan, with measurable
goals and objectives, to address a specific health issue or problem.
2.
Conduct project management, including planning,
organizing, and directing the work of
multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff.
3.
Analyze situations and translate epidemiologic
findings into recommendations and actions for a specific intervention or policy
to address a public health problem.
4.
Communicate clearly and effectively to a variety
of audiences, both orally and in writing.
5. Identify stakeholders and their interests and to
establish and maintaincooperative relationships and partnerships.
6.
Use information technology for specific
applications relevant to public health and
general preventive medicine.
7.
Interpret relevant laws and regulation relating
to protection and promotion of the public’s
health.
8.
Identify ethical, social, and cultural issues
relating to policies, risks, research, and
interventions.
9.
Characterize the health of a community through
analysis and interpretation of existing data.
10. Critically
review the scientific literature on a specific health issue.
11. Apply
program evaluation methods and performance measures.
12. Ability
to assess the impact of the health service delivery systems on the health of a
defined population.
