Identifying Needs for Advancing the Profession and Workforce in Environmental Health
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Published on: July 24, 2016
Justin A Gerding1, Bryan W Brooks1, Elizabeth Landeen1
1Justin A. Gerding and John Sarisky are with the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Bryan W. Brooks and Kaitlyn R. Kelly are with the Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Elizabeth Landeen and Sandra Whitehead are with the National Environmental Health Association, Denver, CO. Amy Allen is with the Cleveland County Health Department, Norman, OK. David Banaszynski is with Village of Hoffman Estates, IL. Michael Dorshorst is with Missoula City-County Health Department, Missoula, MT. Lane Drager is with Boulder County Public Health, Boulder, CO. Tannie Eshenaur is with the Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul. Jeff Freund is with Deschutes County Environmental Health, Bend, OR. Adam Inman is with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Manhattan. Sandra Long is with the City of Plano Environmental Health & Sustainability, Plano, TX. Jessica Maloney is with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison. Tammy McKeever is with Clay County Environmental Health, Spencer, IA. Tyler Pigman is with Marion Public Health, Marion, OH. Nancy Rising is with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg. Sarah Scanlan is with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Madison, WI. Jennifer Scott is with the Wabash County Health Department, Wabash, IN. Colin Shukie is with the Tri-County Health Department, Greenwood Village, CO. Gary Stewart is with the Tri-County Health Department, Roosevelt, UT. Darren Tamekazu is with the Hawaii State Department of Health, Kauai District Health Office, Lihue, HI. Valerie Wade is with the Panhandle Health District, Kellogg, ID. Carolyn White is with the Kansas City Health Department, Kansas City, MO.
Abstract:
An ever-changing landscape for environmental health (EH) requires in-depth assessment and analysis of the current challenges and emerging issues faced by EH professionals. The Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health initiative addressed this need.After receiving responses from more than 1700 practitioners, during an in-person workshop, focus groups identified and described priority problems and supplied context on addressing the significant challenges facing EH professionals with state health agencies and local health departments. The focus groups developed specific problem statements detailing the EH profession and workforce's prevailing challenges and needs according to 6 themes, including effective leadership, workforce development, equipment and technology, information systems and data, garnering support, and partnerships and collaboration.We describe the identified priority problems and needs and provide recommendations for ensuring a strong and robust EH profession and workforce ready to address tomorrow's challenges.
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