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January 24, 2023

New Study: Health Departments Need to Improve Recruitment to Effectively Serve Communities

State and local health departments will need to make major improvements in recruitment to attract a diverse and skilled workforce, […]

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December 15, 2022

Advocating for a Robust Public Health Workforce

For the first time in New York State history, the Commissioner of Health in late 2022 declared 3 co-occurring statewide […]

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October 7, 2021

‘Staffing Up’ Research: Health Departments Need to Grow by 80% to Provide Basic Services

Public health departments need approximately 80% more full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) just to meet basic health requirements, according to a […]