TENNESSEE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION ABSTRACTS ABSTRACT THE UNITED STATES’ PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS RESULT, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (TDH), LIKE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, HAVE DEVELOPED THE NEED FOR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, REBUILDING THEIR WORKFORCE, AND EXPANDING THEIR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH DATA MODERNIZATION METHODS. TO ADDRESS TDH’S NEEDS, THE AGENCY AND ITS LEADERSHIP HAVE DEVELOPED A PLETHORA OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMMING THAT HAVE A FOCUS ON EQUITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DATA EXPANSION. TDH WILL USE SURVEY DATA FROM ITS 2022 WORKFORCE SURVEY TO GUIDE THE PLANNED INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITHIN THIS PROPOSAL. TDH INTENDS TO PERFORM THE DESCRIBED ACTIVITIES THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH

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TENNESSEE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION ABSTRACTS ABSTRACT THE UNITED STATES’ PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS RESULT, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (TDH), LIKE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, HAVE DEVELOPED THE NEED FOR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, REBUILDING THEIR WORKFORCE, AND EXPANDING THEIR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH DATA MODERNIZATION METHODS. TO ADDRESS TDH’S NEEDS, THE AGENCY AND ITS LEADERSHIP HAVE DEVELOPED A PLETHORA OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMMING THAT HAVE A FOCUS ON EQUITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DATA EXPANSION. TDH WILL USE SURVEY DATA FROM ITS 2022 WORKFORCE SURVEY TO GUIDE THE PLANNED INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITHIN THIS PROPOSAL. TDH INTENDS TO PERFORM THE DESCRIBED ACTIVITIES THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH