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May 2009, Vol 99, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 786-787
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137539

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND LAW

Public Health Workforce Enumeration

Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Amanda Raziano, MPH and Sterling Elliott, MPH

At the time of the research, Kristine M. Gebbie was with the Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, and Amanda Raziano was with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA. Sterling Elliott is with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Sterling Elliott, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202 (e-mail: selliott{at}astho.org).

Comprehensive data on the public health workforce are fundamental to workforce development throughout the public health system. Such information is also a critical data element in public health systems research, a growing area of study that can inform the practice of public health at all levels. However, methodologic and institutional issues challenge the development of comparable indicators for the federal, state, and local public health workforce.

A 2006–2007 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials workforce enumeration pilot project demonstrated the issues involved in collecting workforce data. This project illustrated key elements of an institutionalized national system of workforce enumeration, which would be needed for a robust, recurring count that provides a national picture of the public health workforce.






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