This 10-part series will help you learn about the core functions that public health systems (e.g., health departments, healthcare systems, and community partners) should provide to protect and promote community health.
Understanding these services is essential because they represent the often invisible systems that keep communities healthy - from preventing disease to ensuring safe food and water. This foundational knowledge will prepare you to engage meaningfully with public health concepts and promote public health protections that we depend on every day.
You can complete this course in any order you choose.
Welcome to the Public Health Workforce Planning Guide! This planning guide will help you design and implement a workforce planning process tailored to your needs and resources.
The focus of the Planning Guide is on creating a strong workforce plan that will guide implementation. Strategic workforce planning encompasses capacity (recruitment, hiring, and retention), competency (training and development), and well-being.
The ultimate goal of workforce planning is to maintain a highly skilled, diverse, and interdisciplinary workforce that can take on the complex challenges public health departments face. A multidisciplinary workforce tailored to the specific needs of the community is crucial for addressing population health issues, responding to public health emergencies, and reducing health disparities.
