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Public Health Workforce and Career Pathways in Public Health

Rachel T. Abraham, MD, MPH Asst. Professor/Director, MD/PH Track Chair, CMED Continuing Education Program Dept. of Community Medicine WVU School of Medicine. Public Health Workforce and Career Pathways in Public Health. WV Public Health Association September 19, 2007.

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Public Health Workforce and Career Pathways in Public Health

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  1. Rachel T. Abraham, MD, MPH Asst. Professor/Director, MD/PH TrackChair, CMED Continuing Education ProgramDept. of Community MedicineWVU School of Medicine Public Health Workforce and Career Pathways in Public Health WV Public Health Association September 19, 2007

  2. Size and Distribution of the Public Health Workforce

  3. 500,000 (1 per 457 persons) in Public Health Workforce 1980 (HRSA, 1982) of which, 250,000 in Primary Public Health Workforce 4,000 Faculty and Researchers 26,000 Occupational Health & Safety MDs/RNs 25,000 Health Educators (including in Schools) 44,000 Administrators in Hospitals, LTC Facilities, Group Medical Practices ~140,000 PH Professionals Underneath the Headline Numbers

  4. 448,254 (1 per 635 persons) in • Year 2000 • Public Health Workforce Enumeration: • 15,000 Students • 15,000 Voluntary Health Organizations • 139,000 non-professional • 112,000 category unknown • ~260,000 PH Professionals

  5. FTE Workers (per 100,000 pop.) of State and Local Governmental Health Agencies, U.S.(Public Employment Census Data, Selected Years)

  6. Public Health Workforce Growth

  7. Selected Examples of Positionsin Public Health Programs • Public Health Program Specialists and Coordinators • Emergency Response Coordinators • Public Health Policy Analysts • Health Information Specialists • Outreach Workers

  8. Lessons from a Century of Progress in Public Health • Remarkable achievements • Unfinished agenda • Science and social values • Public health system: a work in progress

  9. Public Health Workforce Shortages • Rapidly aging workforce • High percentage eligible for retirement • Shortages in professionals areas • High turnover rates • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

  10. 2004 Results Counts by Occupational Type, Report to the WV BPH from HEPC PH program office

  11. Employment Trends 2003-2004, Overall Report to the WV BPH from HEPC PH program office

  12. Employment Trends 2003-2004, Report to the WV BPH from HEPC PH program office

  13. Report to the WV BPH from HEPC PH program office

  14. Future • Career Pathways • MD/PH Track • Similar PH Tracks for other disciplines at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center • The New Public Health Nutrition Pathway Thank you!

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