JPHMP Direct August 29, 2024
The latest count of the public health workforce, Enumeration 2024, shows an increased state and local workforce since 2019, though much of the growth has been in temporary or contract staff.
There is an Open Secret among public health workforce researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Most of the time, we don’t know how many people work in governmental public health. Which is silly. In any given quarter or year, the federal government knows, fairly precisely, how many folks are working in dentist offices around the country. Or doctor’s offices, as well as in all sorts of other fields and disciplines. They know both how many people are working in particular venues, and also what kinds of occupations these folks are working...
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