{"id":5920,"date":"2021-10-07T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/?p=5920"},"modified":"2021-10-29T20:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T20:58:08","slug":"staffing-up-state-and-local-health-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2021\/10\/07\/staffing-up-state-and-local-health-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffing Up State and Local Health Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/staff-updates-graph.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5921 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/staff-updates-graph-436x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/staff-updates-graph-436x1024.png 436w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/staff-updates-graph-128x300.png 128w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/staff-updates-graph.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a>Public health is the foundation of American communities. But for years, state and local health departments have been underfunded and understaffed, creating critical gaps in our public health infrastructure. In fact, in the last decade alone, state and local health departments have lost 15% of their essential staff, hindering their ability to address community health challenges and be prepared for emergencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">A new research brief from the de Beaumont Foundation and the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI), a division of the Public Health Accreditation Board, provides a first-of-its-kind research-based estimate showing that we need <a href=\"https:\/\/debeaumont.org\/staffing-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"32\">nearly 80% more full-time equivalent positions<\/a> (FTEs) to provide a minimum package of public health services. Director <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/team\/bianca-frogner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"33\">Bianca Frogner<\/a> served on the Research Advisory Committee for this report. To learn more about the report and action needed, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/debeaumont.org\/staffing-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"34\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">In the upcoming year, <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/team\/davis-patterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"35\">Dr. Davis Patterson<\/a> will be leading a study through the UW CHWS <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/hwrc\/allied-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"36\">Health Workforce Research Center on Allied Health<\/a> funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration examining how the pandemic has <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/examining-local-public-health-workforce-capacity-and-challenges-in-addressing-population-health-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"37\">exacerbated public health staffing issues<\/a> in local health departments.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public health is the foundation of American communities. 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