This toolkit serves as a reference for community-based organizations and other advocates that wish to secure funding to expand the public health workforce in their communities and/or to hold recipients of these funds accountable for the distribution and use of federal COVID-related funding. It supports efforts to address social inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes advocacy one-pagers, resources to support advocating for needed workforce positions, key information on federal funding streams, and an appendix of helpful resources.
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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.