Public health workers can be found in a wide variety of job settings in both public and private sectors. What are the four main settings for employment of public health care workers and describe each


Governmental public health: the core public health workforce employed in governmental settings and federal agencies
Nongovernmental public health: settings beyond governmental public health agencies; for example, school districts and individual schools (public, private, parochial)
Hospitals and health care organizations: staff-model and other health maintenance organizations employing public health professionals
Occupational health: subspecialty of public health practice that may take workers into almost any other field as a part of the organization's infrastructure

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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