From Talk to Action: The Impact of Public Health Department Accreditation on Workforce Development
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Over the past 4 decades, there have been upward of 20 reports from US federal government agencies, associations, foundations, and others expressing concerns about the ability of the public health workforce to address the increasing number of current and emerging public health needs. Issues faced by public health departments and workers include preparedness and response to natural and unnatural threats, increasing numbers of individuals with chronic diseases, emerging infectious diseases, substance misuse associated with substances such as opioids, unintentional and intentional injuries, and overall community health. There have been calls for action over the 4 decades, but actions to address the needs of the public health workforce have been sparse. Since the launch of public health department accreditation, however, we are seeing concerted efforts of national organizations and federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments to further identify and address workforce development needs.