This resource is an excerpt from the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) virtual meeting held on Monday, September 16, 2024 from 2-4pm EDT. This portion of the meeting featured updates from Andrea C. Young, PhD, Director of the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (Public Health Infrastructure Center).
With the ongoing and much-needed focus on rebuilding the public health workforce, the CDC's Public Health Infrastructure Center aims
to improve public health outcomes by strengthening the public health infrastructure and
workforce of the United States. DWD provides leadership in public health workforce development, including leading
advancements in recruiting, training, developing, and retaining the nation’s public health
workforce. DWD collaborates with national, state, tribal, local, and territorial organizations to
advance shared interests in and garner support for public health.
During this Council on Linkages meeting, Dr. Young discussed the priorities and activities of
the new Division.
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For more information about this virtual meeting, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.