STRENGTHENING NYSDOH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND DATA SYSTEMS - THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH) WILL USE THESE GRANT RESOURCES TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING WEAKNESSES IN AND NEW CHALLENGES TO NEW YORK’S (NY) PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. NYSDOH WILL MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO REPAIR AND STRENGTHEN NY’S PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH THE GOAL OF BETTER SERVING NEW YORKERS, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ECONOMICALLY OR SOCIALLY MARGINALIZED, ARE LOCATED IN RURAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, ARE COMPOSED OF PEOPLE FROM RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS OR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19 OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, NYSDOH WILL: - CREATE AND FILL NEW STAFF POSITIONS, AUGMENTING NYSDOH’S PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITY, EXPANDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY CAPACITY, AND IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY AND USE OF WORKFORCE WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES; - STRENGTHEN THE NYSDOH REG

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STRENGTHENING NYSDOH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND DATA SYSTEMS - THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH) WILL USE THESE GRANT RESOURCES TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING WEAKNESSES IN AND NEW CHALLENGES TO NEW YORK’S (NY) PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. NYSDOH WILL MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO REPAIR AND STRENGTHEN NY’S PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH THE GOAL OF BETTER SERVING NEW YORKERS, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ECONOMICALLY OR SOCIALLY MARGINALIZED, ARE LOCATED IN RURAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, ARE COMPOSED OF PEOPLE FROM RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS OR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19 OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, NYSDOH WILL: - CREATE AND FILL NEW STAFF POSITIONS, AUGMENTING NYSDOH’S PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITY, EXPANDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY CAPACITY, AND IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY AND USE OF WORKFORCE WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES; - STRENGTHEN THE NYSDOH REG