Tag Archives: staffing

Public Health Recruitment and Retention: Findings from a Recent Qualitative Study

This entry is part 61 of 63 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

The University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Systems conducted a series of interviews and focus groups around student perceptions of public health, public health student internships and fellowships, and health department onboarding to develop recommendations to help public health agencies address workforce challenges.

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Staffing Up: Determining Public Health Workforce Levels Needed to Serve the Nation

This entry is part 26 of 62 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

by Naomi Rich Using Data to Inform Adequate Public Health Staffing Needs Since 2008, there has been a significant decrease in funding for governmental public health, which already operates with minimally sufficient levels of staff. Continued funding reductions have severely impacted staffing capacity and hindered the ability of our nation’s health departments to address community needs and protect and promote

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