Workplace violence can occur in any workplace, yet there are no federal laws protecting workers. This leaves states and individual organizations to create their own plans and protections to keep workers safe. A workplace violence prevention plan can support employers and employees in managing, responding, and preventing actual and potential violent situations.
The Public Health Learning Agenda for Systems Change Toolkit provides an evidence-informed, innovative, action-oriented process for public health organizations, their partners, and communities to use transformative learning as a driver for systems change.
Envision a future with a more robust public health system where community health workers are highly valued and sufficiently supported. It’s possible! This is already happening in some communities. However, significantly more work is needed to ensure these essential workers are more widely available and that the CHW workforce is bolstered well into the 21st Century.
Legislative oversight of higher education may further weaken the public health workforce pipeline and limit the profession’s ability to serve communities.