Powerful and ongoing changes in how people work, the workforce, and the workplace
require a more holistic view of each of these. We argue that an expanded focus for …

Public health workforce development efforts during the past 50 years have evolved from a
focus on enumerating workers to comprehensive strategies that address workforce size and …

Background While frameworks exist for strengthening health care systems and public health
systems, there are no practical frameworks to describe, assess and strengthen systems for …

All people in the United States deserve the same level of public health protection, making it
crucial that every health department across the country has a core set of foundational …

Environmental health (EH) professionals provide critical services and respond to complex
and multifaceted public health threats. The role of these professionals is continually re …

Life expectancy in the US is on the decline. Mental health issues associated with opioid
abuse and suicide have been implicated for this decline necessitating new approaches and …

Objectives: Characterize key interests and needs of the local governmental public health
workforce. Design: Survey invitations were sent to individual LHD employees on the basis of …

Background: As schools of public health adapt to the new Council on Public Health (CEPH)
competencies there is increased relevance in training public health professionals in public …

Objectives: To examine the extent to which LHDs' use of informatics effects their
engagement in strategies and activities addressing health disparities. Methods: Data from …

How communities can collaborate across systems and sectors to address environmental
health disparities; with case studies from Rochester, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; and …