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.
By promoting a better understanding of microaggressions, bias, and diversity, public health practitioners can create more equitable workplaces and ultimately improve the health outcomes of the communities they serve.
A school of public health created a public health fellowship specifically for local journalists to offer insight into how public health operates and the challenges most often seen in Indiana when trying to strengthen public health.
UW Population Health Institute’s 2023 County Health Rankings shows how public health and health care can nurture civic health.