Residents of rural jurisdictions face significant health challenges, including some of the
highest rates of risky health behaviors and worst health outcomes of any group in the …

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 …

Objectives: Estimate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to fully implement
Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) at the state and local levels in the United …

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editorial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the …

Objectives. To identify occupations with high-priority workforce development needs at public
health departments in the United States. Methods. We surveyed 46 state health agencies …

Objective. Public health nurses (PHNs) represent the single largest group of public health
practitioners working in US state and local health departments. Despite the important role of …

Abstract Objective (s): To describe PHNs' perceptions and experiences of the COVID‐19
pandemic, including training, response activities, and work‐related challenges. Design: This …

Objective: Approximately 25% of the public health workforce plans to retire by 2020.
Succession planning is a core capability of the governmental public health enterprise; …

Medical laboratory professionals are integral to health care systems in the United States,
performing testing to guide clinical care. 1 The need for skilled medical laboratorians has …

The human resources needed to provide health promotion services to improve health
behaviors in populations are currently limited. Health promotion and education is included in …