Workforce Resources

The American Public Health Association (APHA) seeks to strengthen the ongoing educational needs of its public health professionals. The learning and professional development programs unit develops and modifies programs to meet changing discipline-specific education needs of the public health workforce. More »

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) promotes the efforts of schools of public health to improve the health of every person through education, research, and policy. The ASPH website provides resources relating to all their various projects and activities, including confronting the public health workforce crisis, competency and learning outcomes, and the STEP-UP Project. More »

The workforce webpage of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has funding opportunities, peer networks, publications, and public health workforce news releases. More »

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice is a coalition of representatives from 19 national organizations aiming to ensure a well-trained workforce and strong evidence-based public health infrastructure. More »

This two-year fellowship program provides hands-on training in the field of applied epidemiology at state and local health agencies under the guidance of an experienced mentor. More »

The Health Workforce Information Center is a comprehensive online library that will help you find and stay up-to-date on health workforce programs and funding sources, workforce data, research, policy, educational opportunities and models, and news and events. More »

The Management Academy prepares teams of health professionals for new management challenges in community health through building skills in managing money, people, data, and partnerships. This resource is brought to you by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Kenan-Flagler Business School. More »

The PHTC Network fosters partnerships between accredited schools of public health, academic institutions, and public health agencies and organizations. The PHTC Network improves the national public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of public health professionals. More »

This website contains an extensive list of workforce development activities and resources for the public health workforce. More »

Survive and Thrive is a NACCHO learning opportunity designed to enhance the skills of new local health officials--the top executives at local health departments. More »

The TrainingFinder Real-Time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN) is a resource for public health professionals to search for on-site or distance-learning courses. TRAIN users can access information about state, local, national, or international training available to them through any participating site. More »

This white paper describes the local public health workforce necessary to provide the services of a functional LHD and some of the occupations that exist in LHDs. More »

This report offers a blueprint for the development of staffing benchmarks for LHDs. More »

This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report from 2009 focuses on the impact of funding cutbacks for LHDs, particularly with reductions in staff and vital services. More »

This article featured in the April/May 2010 edition of the Community College Journal describes the rapid evolution of public health education. More »