Yet another report on the impending PH workforce crisis ... see below for some other related efforts.
More public health professionals needed to avert crisis, warns new report
“While natural disasters, the threat of bioterrorism and other healththreats are taking their toll on public health resources, the United States is facing a major public health workforce crisis that could impact the health of each and every American unless there is an immediate influx of funding for recruitment and training of public health professionals, according to a report issued today (Wednesday, Feb. 27) by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).
The report, a first-of-its-kind assessment of the crisis, found that more than 250,000 additional public health workers are needed by 2020. Experts at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health, a member of ASPH, confirm that the crisis will impact California.” (UC Berkeley News, 27 Feb 08, School of Public Health)
Some other groups involved in analyzing this issue in different parts of the country include:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
National Association of County & City Health Officials
See a list of all regional centers funded by CDC to do this type of work here.
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