This webpage provides information on a model of public health service provision which encompasses ten essential services. Links are provided to background and historical documents, as well as up-to-date information on the task force overseeing its development.
![](https://communitycommons.s3.amazonaws.com/images/10-essential-public-health-services.png)
Related Topics
Public Health Workforce Development and Diversity
The public health workforce plays an essential role in securing the vital conditions for health and well-being for all to thrive. A skilled, resourced, and robust public health workforce is needed to meet the demands of public health today and prepare for the needs of tomorrow. A diverse public health workforce is better equipped to address the needs of the most impacted and marginalized, and implement population health strategies. COVID-19 has shed light on challenges facing the public health workforce, while also exacerbating them. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need to skill up the workforce; support workers’ needs; center equity in workforce development efforts; and plan for the future.