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What is an Epidemiologist?

From Meet the Helpers

What is an Epidemiologist?
1 minPre-KK1st2ndHealthSocial Studies
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Summary

“What is an Epidemiologist?” is part of WUCF's *Meet the Helpers*, made for ages 3–8 with early-childhood and crisis-communication specialists. A one-minute look at what a epidemiologist actually does. A epidemiologist tracks how sickness spreads and figures out how to stop it. Real people, real workplaces, no cartoons — short enough for a morning meeting or a transition.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A epidemiologist tracks how sickness spreads and figures out how to stop it. Helpers like this one are all around us — most days we barely notice them.

  1. What does a epidemiologist do on an ordinary day?
  2. Where in our neighborhood might you see a epidemiologist working?
  3. What is one thing a epidemiologist needs to be good at their job?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: epidemiologist, germs, spread, healthy, track.

Try it: Draw a epidemiologist at work. Add one tool they use and label it.