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Louisiana Public Health Career – LA
By allied health world contributing writer
Published: February 12th, 2010
The average public health professional in Louisiana, according to indeed.com, makes $56,000 per year, which happens to match the average annual salary of all employees in the state. Certain popular public health professions in Louisiana, such as family health, women’s health, and preventive health, carry much higher salaries. Keep reading to discover the kinds of careers that may await you as a public health professional in Louisiana.
Licensed and Certified Public Health Occupations in Louisiana
Below are details for specific Louisiana public health careers. For information about all of these fields, go to http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/suboff.asp?ID=79.
Center for Community Health
Louisiana’s Center for Community Health features the following departments:
- Pharmaceutical services
- Nursing services
- Laboratory services
- State epidemiological services, including epidemiology for infectious disease, West Nile Virus, and other arboviruses
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=217.
Center for Community Preparedness
Louisiana’s Center for Community Preparedness is responsible for many of Louisiana’s most vital medical services. These include:
- Medical social services and social work
- Community outreach
- Workforce development
- Volunteer management
- Public health emergency preparedness and response
- The Injury Research and Development Program, which includes the Violence Prevention Program, Injury Epidemiology Program, and Community Injury Prevention
- DHH Emergency Operations Center
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=218