Public Health
Publications
Composition of the Public Health Workforce: Distribution, Training, and TenureLocal health departments play a critical role in promoting the overall health and well-being of communities across the country, and influxes of response-related funding and attention make it challenging to build and sustain a consistent and well-trained public health workforce. This article describes the composition of the local public health workforce (including staffing levels, demographic characteristics, tenure, and training in public health) at the local, agency-level.
A Holistic and Sustainable Approach to Public Health Staffing and Workforce DevelopmentPublic health in the United States faces a continuous cycle of “neglect, panic, repeat.” As seen with 9/11, H1N1, and COVID-19, public health emergencies create a flurry of attention and resources, but once the crisis passes, focus quickly shifts to other matters until the next emergency, when the cycle repeats.
The demographics, training, and job functions of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps nursing workforce For this cross-sectional study, we conducted an online survey with nurse officers in the U.S. Public Health Service to describe the demographics and experience of this workforce and to test job function and activity questions.
It Can’t Just Be About the Money: How to Assure an Adequate Public Health WorkforceSalary disparities emphasize the urgency of rectifying pay inequities in public health occupations. However, many public health positions are governed by state employee pay structures that cannot be changed for only one agency. Given the challenges of increasing governmental pay just for public health, additional approaches are needed for public health recruitment and retention that are within the public health sector’s control.
Rural healthy people 2030: New decade, new challengesRural Healthy People is a companion piece to the federal Healthy People initiative released once a decade to identify the most important Healthy People priorities for rural America, as identified by rural stakeholders, for the current decade. This study reports on the findings of Rural Healthy People 2030.
A Population Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and OpportunitiesThe National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop in February 2022, A Population Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities. Workshop discussions explored the scope of work and work settings for public health and population health workers; the state of the workforce including attrition and gaps in specific roles and disciplines; and challenges to training, recruiting, and retaining workers. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions held during the workshop.
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Ensuring Age-Friendly Public Health in Rural Communities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Model ProgramsThe Age-Friendly Ecosystem originated from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) efforts to develop Age-Friendly Communities. The WHO identified eight “Domains of Livability” that enhance the experience of individuals across the life course.
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