Foundational Public Health Services Framed in Equity: An Essential Lens for Public Health Leadership
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2024-03
Authors
Hughes, Monica
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The public health workforce is currently 80,000 fulltime employees short of what is required to provide essential public health services in the USA. Public health has recognized the deep imperative to address social determinants of health and other issues creating health disparities nationally and needs fresh strategies that incorporate the equity focus of the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) while retaining public health employees. Attrition in the public health workforce puts the health of communities and approaches to achieve health equity at risk. New methods are needed to facilitate employee retention, renew motivation, and promote meaning employees.
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public health, equity, leadership
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Hughes, M. J. (2024). Foundational public health services framed in equity: An essential lens for public health leadership. Poster presented at the Health Scholar Showcase, Translational Health Research Center, San Marcos, Texas.