To wrap up #NPHW, Karsen DeWeese spoke with two public health directors at Kansas State University. As mentors of public health students, these experts have great insights into the future of public health.
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Did you know most public health graduates do not graduate as a STEM major? Find out why it matters in this post by JP Leider and Heather Krasna.
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Eric Coles, Heather Krasna, and Tameir Holder describe the work they’re doing to increase awareness and funding for public health activities.
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The Biden Administration’s announcement that they will spend $7.4 billion on the public health workforce is big news for the woefully underfunded, short-staffed, overstretched, and burned-out public health professionals working in our nation’s local, state, tribal, territorial (and even federal) health departments. There could be thousands of new hires in public health. While much appears temporary, Biden has laid out
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It’s clear that the governmental public health workforce is changing. We’re on the precipice of generational change, with 22% percent of staff planning to retire in the coming years. Separately, we also have many that are interested in leaving for reasons other than retirement, about 25% overall. Among those under age 35, 32% are considering leaving. I have written and
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At the 100th anniversary of the first American school of public health, there is much for the public health community to reflect upon with pride. Since the founding of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (now the Bloomberg School of Public Health) in 1916, the number of schools and programs of public health has grown to over 100, which
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