Public Health Workforce Data Resources

There are individual affiliate organization and state enumeration of public health workforce efforts. However, there appears to be a gap communication between organizations in enumeration efforts. The purpose of this study was to identify existing public health workforce data resources. It will also introduce researchers to resources available through National Library of Medicine's Health Services and Sciences Research Resources and Center of Public Health Systems and Services Research (CPHSSR) websites. This study extracted existing public health workforce data resources from states and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) affiliate organizations such as Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), and Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors (ASTPHND) on their own organization enumeration efforts. There appears to be a gap in internal communication within affiliate organizations and in research efforts within public health workforce enumeration. Providing researchers with knowledge and access to public health workforce data resources will close the gap and foster growth and interest in public health workforce and policy to assure a competent public health workforce. This will help support a national effort to evaluate public health workforce issues.