Gesundheitswissenschaftler

English translation: public health specialist

23:15 Mar 6, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / profession name
German term or phrase: Gesundheitswissenschaftler
This is a profession given on a marriage certificate for one of the spouses (that's all the context). Looking for a U.S. English equivalent or circumlocution.
Erik Macki
Local time: 15:34
English translation:public health specialist
Explanation:
You may want to consider something other than "specialist", Erik.

Master of Public Health
http://www.dooyoo.de/studienfaecher/gesundheitswissenschaftl...

PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST, #X17
BASIC PURPOSE:
Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities for planning, performing or supervising technical and professional work involving consumer protection and public health services. This includes performing inspections, surveys, and investigations to identify and eliminate conditions hazardous to life and health, providing consultative services and assistance in assigned areas of responsibility, ensuring corrective actions are taken to eliminate public health or other hazards, and ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree with at least 30 semester hours in a biological, medical or physical science, food science or technology, chemistry, nutrition, engineering, epidemiology or closely related scientific field.
http://www.opm.state.ok.us/jfd/x-specs/x17.htm
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:34
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Summary of answers provided
4public health specialist
Kim Metzger
3 +1public health scientist
Michele Fauble
3health scientist
jokerman
3public health researcher
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public health specialist


Explanation:
You may want to consider something other than "specialist", Erik.

Master of Public Health
http://www.dooyoo.de/studienfaecher/gesundheitswissenschaftl...

PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST, #X17
BASIC PURPOSE:
Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities for planning, performing or supervising technical and professional work involving consumer protection and public health services. This includes performing inspections, surveys, and investigations to identify and eliminate conditions hazardous to life and health, providing consultative services and assistance in assigned areas of responsibility, ensuring corrective actions are taken to eliminate public health or other hazards, and ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree with at least 30 semester hours in a biological, medical or physical science, food science or technology, chemistry, nutrition, engineering, epidemiology or closely related scientific field.
http://www.opm.state.ok.us/jfd/x-specs/x17.htm


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:34
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 252
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
health scientist


Explanation:
shouldn't that be good enough?

jokerman
Germany
Local time: 00:34
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
Grading comment
This is not a thing in U.S. English.
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Comment: This is not a thing in U.S. English.

30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
public health researcher


Explanation:
$500000 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Awarded to Sue Goldie, Physician ...
Sue Goldie Boston, MA -- Public health researcher Dr. Sue Goldie, Associate Professor of Health Decision Science at Harvard School of Public Health, ...
www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press09202005.html

Public Health Major | What Can You Do With a College Degree in ...
A Public Health researcher's job is to examine specific health issues affecting the public and particular communities, and to compile information and ...
www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/health-medica...

By Classification
Senior Public Health Researcher. Full-Time. Position Description: SciMetrika, LLC, a small public health contract research organization based in RTP, NC, ...
cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/ByCity.cfm?City=Research%20Triangle%20Park

writeaway
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
public health scientist


Explanation:
Who is Who? - a digest of German Public Health Scientists ...
www.ldb.org/vl/geo/europe/4ger.htm

The research initiative will involve collaboration with other public health scientists from the Atlanta University Center.
www.morehouse.edu/academics/cenins/publichealth/

Four German public health scientists have been publicly criticised in Der Spiegel magazine ...
bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/331/7508/70-c





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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-07 00:37:19 GMT)
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A US Public Health scientist at the meeting told the group that "he was not permitted to disclose what had happened because it would jeopardize the ...
www.relfe.com/history_2.html




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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-07 00:38:34 GMT)
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Michael Osterholm, a top US public health scientist, ...
www.trentarthur.info/archives/000644.html



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 15:34
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Angie Garbarino
5 days
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