Mary Wilson
Well-known member
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT
01 July 2021
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofab304, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab304
Peter H Kilmarx, MD, Theodore Long, MD, MHS, Michael J A Reid, MD
Abstract
A large, well-trained public health workforce is needed to control COVID-19 in the United States in the short term and to address other disease burdens and health disparities in the long run. As the public health workforce declined following the 2008 financial crisis, many U.S. jurisdiction struggled to hire a sufficient number staff for roles initially including testing and contact tracing and more recently for vaccination. Ultimately, COVID-19 control will require a combination of vaccination and rapid investigation, contact tracing, and quarantine to stop chains of transmission. New federal resources for a public health workforce have been made available. With appropriate attention to addressing administrative barriers and ensuring equity, a 21 [SUP]st[/SUP]-century U.S. public health workforce will hasten the control of COVID-19, provide economic relief to individuals and communities, reduce the burden of other infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and other disease burdens. A long-term commitment to a robust public health workforce is vital to ensuring health security and preparedness for future health threats.
https://watermark.silverchair.com/o...T5sohkvRn1ntWMpvLnyWTb2QqlhosjaO6RK3LtBrh53lc
01 July 2021
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofab304, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab304
Peter H Kilmarx, MD, Theodore Long, MD, MHS, Michael J A Reid, MD
Abstract
A large, well-trained public health workforce is needed to control COVID-19 in the United States in the short term and to address other disease burdens and health disparities in the long run. As the public health workforce declined following the 2008 financial crisis, many U.S. jurisdiction struggled to hire a sufficient number staff for roles initially including testing and contact tracing and more recently for vaccination. Ultimately, COVID-19 control will require a combination of vaccination and rapid investigation, contact tracing, and quarantine to stop chains of transmission. New federal resources for a public health workforce have been made available. With appropriate attention to addressing administrative barriers and ensuring equity, a 21 [SUP]st[/SUP]-century U.S. public health workforce will hasten the control of COVID-19, provide economic relief to individuals and communities, reduce the burden of other infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and other disease burdens. A long-term commitment to a robust public health workforce is vital to ensuring health security and preparedness for future health threats.
https://watermark.silverchair.com/o...T5sohkvRn1ntWMpvLnyWTb2QqlhosjaO6RK3LtBrh53lc