Workforce Pipeline

How Utah is Leveraging University Partnerships to Train, Retain, and Recruit Public Health Workers

Utah DHHS is improving workforce retention and recruitment through a curated, online Public Health Training Hub and by formalizing university partnerships needed to build a workforce pipeline.

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Public Health Leadership Starts in the Classroom

Learn how states are integrating public health education into K-12 schools and building pathways for future public health professionals.

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Reimagining the Public Health Workforce in Denver

 In this PHIG Impact Report, Veronika Hanna and Mondi Mason from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment share how creative workforce strategies powered by PHIG are opening new pathways into the field.

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Bringing the Mission to Life: Detroit Health Department Strengthens its Services from the Inside Out

Five leaders from the Detroit Health Department share how they are using PHIG to improve their internal and external operations, strengthen their workforce, and expand emergency response services.

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Building Student Career Pathways: A Public Health Professional’s Toolkit

This toolkit was developed to help organizations create and implement effective student pathways into public health careers and is designed to reduce the burden on individual organizations developing new pathway programs, support preceptors mentoring students, support…

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