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Preventive Medicine Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2083P0901X
As of today, the following are the total number of Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physicians nationally, in your State, and near your location.
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Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physicians who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physicians across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physicians do?
Public health and general preventive medicine physicians focus on promoting health and preventing disease in populations by combining clinical and public health skills.
They perform a variety of tasks, including designing health programs, conducting epidemiological investigations, and advising on issues like immunization, nutrition, and environmental safety.
These specialists identify health risks, develop interventions, and work to create healthier environments for individuals and communities.
What they do
Promote public health: They develop and manage programs to improve community health, often working at the local, state, or federal level.
Prevent disease and injury: They apply clinical and population-based skills to prevent the occurrence, progression, and disabling effects of disease and injury.
Conduct research and analysis: They use biostatistics and epidemiology to interpret data, identify health risks, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Investigate health issues: They perform epidemiological investigations of both acute and chronic diseases and may also be involved in disease surveillance.
Work with communities: They coordinate resources from various organizations and advise the public, health professionals, and government agencies on health hazards and preventive measures.
Develop health policies: They may be involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating health policies and service delivery systems.
Address behavioral and environmental factors: They assess how social, cultural, and behavioral influences, as well as environmental factors, affect health and develop interventions to address them.