251970 Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the public health workforce

Friday, June 24, 2011 : 11:10 AM

Cynthia D. Lamberth, MPH, CPH , College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
     
Implementation of health reform measures will require planning and changes for an adequate public health workforce. This includes re-tooling current public health professionals to take on new responsibilities and strengthening collaborations with community health workers. Initiatives aimed at workforce development are also being re-tooled to meet this need. This session will discuss the skill sets the public health workforce will need to meet the new challenges that lie ahead for the public health infrastructure will be explored.

Learning Areas:
Program planning
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Identify the skills needed to respond to changes in workforce demands brought forth by the ACA implementation.

Keywords: Workforce, Infrastructure

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Associate Dean for Workforce Development and past chair of the National Public Health Leadership Development Network.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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