Summary
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO AID IN RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND SUSTAINMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. TO ENHANCE CURRENT FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DATA MODERNIZATION. - THE AGENCY WILL DEVELOP THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF A DIVERSE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE THEREFORE STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO ASSIST IN MAINTAINING OUR CORE INFRASTRUCTURE. COLLABORATING WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS WILL EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITIES. THE OFFICE WILL ADDRESS AGENCY NEEDS IDENTIFIED IMPROVING ALL ASPECTS OF STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH. IN RECENT YEARS, LACK OF INVESTMENTS IN PREDOMINANTLY RURAL COMMUNITIES COMPRISED OF POPULATIONS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19 ALONG WITH OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS HAS BECOME APPARENT. FUNDAMENTAL TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS IDENTIFYING
