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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nPublic Health Data Science Workforce<\/a>\u202f<\/span><\/strong>\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\nDefinition:\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPublic health positions specializing in data science and informatics are becoming more integral as technology advances. Data scientists and informaticists must be equipped with the knowledge and skills that allow them to implement and utilize these technologies to their fullest potential, with access to ongoing support through training, education, and fellowships. Relevant training within academic programs and career pathways, along with innovative recruitment and retention strategies, is essential for cultivating this new workforce of skilled professionals who can effectively lead advanced data exchange and utilization in health departments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>National Picture:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe public health workforce experienced exponential expansion and strain as part of the COVID-19 response. As response-specific funding allocated for additional personnel and diverse skillsets expired, contract positions were eliminated. Public health worker burnout led to an exodus from the field; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found <\/span>nearly half of state and local public health employees left their positions<\/span><\/a> between 2017 and 2021. <\/span>Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey<\/span><\/a> results found that despite a 79 percent job satisfaction rate, only 49 percent were content with their pay, which trails behind private sector wages. As such, public health faces a challenging scenario where recent advancements in infrastructure, technology, and workforce are jeopardized by waning financial support. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists\u2019 <\/span>Epidemiology Capacity Assessment<\/span><\/a> monitors the strength and capacity of the workforce and the <\/span>Data Science Team Training<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship<\/span><\/a> programs are bridging the workforce gap, however, broader resources are essential to support this expanding sector. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports <\/span>developing a state-of-the-art workforce<\/span><\/a> as part of Data Modernization Initiative priorities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n- ELC funds helped in strengthening Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks Division\u2019s epidemiology workforce<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Oregon builds a use case for\u00a0informatics workforce<\/span><\/a>
<\/span><\/li>\n- Using funding from Data\u00a0Modernization and Enhancing\u00a0Detection Expansion, the Texas\u00a0DSHS built a bioinformatics team\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Wisconsin builds bioinformatics\u00a0team to enhance surveillance of\u00a0infectious diseases using next-generation sequencing data\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Hawai\u2019i\u2019s collaborative public health response following the Lahaina wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n\u201cWhat\u2019s really going to be important for us is, we\u2019re building this great infrastructure right now\u2026but it\u2019s never going to be one-and-done. We\u2019re going to have to have sustained funding moving forward to make sure that this infrastructure keeps up with public health practice. And, you know, that technology and innovation is constantly feeding upon itself.\u201d\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u2013 Kathryn Turner, Idaho<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”17px” body_text_shadow_style=”preset5″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat\u2019s really going to be important for us is, we\u2019re building this great infrastructure right now\u2026but it\u2019s never going to be one-and-done. We\u2019re going to have to have sustained funding moving forward to make sure that this infrastructure keeps up with public health practice. And, you know, that technology and innovation is constantly feeding upon itself.\u201d\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u2013 Kathryn Turner, Idaho<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Features” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_margin=”27px||27px||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||2px|||” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”60px|0px|27px|0px|false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” scroll_horizontal_motion=”50|50|50|100|4|0|-4″ border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” border_width_top=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/stories.cste.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”60px” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”2em” hover_transition_duration=”750ms” hover_transition_delay=”50ms” hover_transition_speed_curve=”ease-out” image_max_width=”60px” global_colors_info=”{}” transform_styles__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_scale__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_translate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_rotate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_skew__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_origin__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_scale__hover=”108%|108%”]<\/p>\n
Electronic<\/b> Case<\/b> Reporting<\/b><\/p>\n
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Laboratory<\/b> Data<\/b> Exchange<\/b><\/p>\n
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Syndromic<\/b> Surveillance<\/b><\/p>\n
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Nationally<\/b> Notifiable<\/b> Diseases <\/b>Surveillance <\/b>System<\/b><\/p>\n
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Data<\/b> Science<\/b> Workforce<\/b><\/p>\n
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Partnership<\/b> and<\/b> Innovation<\/b><\/p>\n
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Epidemiology<\/b> and<\/b> Laboratory<\/b> Capacity<\/b><\/p>\n
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Interoperable<\/b> Data<\/b> Systems<\/b><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Definition:\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Public health positions specializing in data science and informatics are becoming more integral as technology advances. Data scientists and informaticists must be equipped with the knowledge and skills that allow them to implement and utilize these technologies to their fullest potential, with access to ongoing support through training, education, and fellowships. Relevant training within academic programs and career pathways, along with innovative recruitment and retention strategies, is essential for cultivating this new workforce of skilled professionals who can effectively lead advanced data exchange and utilization in health departments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>National Picture:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The public health workforce experienced exponential expansion and strain as part of the COVID-19 response. As response-specific funding allocated for additional personnel and diverse skillsets expired, contract positions were eliminated. Public health worker burnout led to an exodus from the field; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found <\/span>nearly half of state and local public health employees left their positions<\/span><\/a> between 2017 and 2021. <\/span>Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey<\/span><\/a> results found that despite a 79 percent job satisfaction rate, only 49 percent were content with their pay, which trails behind private sector wages. As such, public health faces a challenging scenario where recent advancements in infrastructure, technology, and workforce are jeopardized by waning financial support. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists\u2019 <\/span>Epidemiology Capacity Assessment<\/span><\/a> monitors the strength and capacity of the workforce and the <\/span>Data Science Team Training<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship<\/span><\/a> programs are bridging the workforce gap, however, broader resources are essential to support this expanding sector. 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