STRENGTHENING AND MODERNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS IN PHILADELPHIA - PHILADELPHIA IS A LARGE, DIVERSE CITY FACING MANY PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (PDPH) WILL USE THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS OUR WORKFORCE, FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP US SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL PHILADELPHIANS. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO BUILDING A MORE MODERN, EQUITY-FOCUSED PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY PREPARED TO FACE EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. WHILE PDPH’S WORKFORCE HAS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE FACE HIGH TURNOVER AND DIFFICULTY RECRUITING FOR SOME POSITIONS. WE HAVE 186 VACANCIES, 109 OF WHICH ARE IN OUR CITY HEALTH CENTERS. SIX OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND 11 OF 14 DIVISION DIRECTORS ARE NEW IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. OUR NEW TEAM IS DIVERSE, WELL QUALIFIED, AND COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ST

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STRENGTHENING AND MODERNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS IN PHILADELPHIA - PHILADELPHIA IS A LARGE, DIVERSE CITY FACING MANY PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (PDPH) WILL USE THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS OUR WORKFORCE, FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP US SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL PHILADELPHIANS. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO BUILDING A MORE MODERN, EQUITY-FOCUSED PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY PREPARED TO FACE EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. WHILE PDPH’S WORKFORCE HAS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE FACE HIGH TURNOVER AND DIFFICULTY RECRUITING FOR SOME POSITIONS. WE HAVE 186 VACANCIES, 109 OF WHICH ARE IN OUR CITY HEALTH CENTERS. SIX OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND 11 OF 14 DIVISION DIRECTORS ARE NEW IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. OUR NEW TEAM IS DIVERSE, WELL QUALIFIED, AND COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ST