ABSTRACT
Public health entomology is an applied science which concentrates on the arthropod-related issues a public health agency may deal with, as opposed to basic academic science (“science for the sake of science”). Public health entomologists (PHE) are an important component of a properly functioning health agency as evidenced by their role in large health agencies such as the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The role of a PHE generally is limited to public health pest issues as opposed to private health issues, and PHE duties entail pest identification, research, and educational efforts concerning vector-borne diseases, among other things. This may take the form of various training outreaches, both in-house at the agency and in public venues. This chapter examines how and where a PHE fits into a public health agency, and the role of PHEs in entomological service, outreach, and training.
