JPHMP Direct April 17, 2024
Public health nurses and nurse-led local health departments possess unique skills that were important in responding to COVID-19, especially in areas related to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and applying evidence-based approaches. Areas for additional training were also identified to guide future public health nurse workforce development.
Public health nurses (PHN) are integral to the public health system and are the largest professional group making up the public health workforce in state and local health departments (LHD). However, their numbers have decreased significantly over the past 10 years amidst reductions in the governmental public health workforce overall [1]. While the value of nurses as directors of LHDs has been elucidated [2], further work is needed to describe PHN staff competencies,...
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