THIS AWARD WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF FUNDS INTENDED ONLY FOR RECIPIENTS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED UNDER OE22-2203 - WISCONSIN’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAS BEEN CRITICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED FOR DECADES. TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS, THE WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO BOLSTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (FPHS) MODEL ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING: (1) REFINING OUR DEFINITION OF CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MORE CONCRETELY IN FPHS TERMS; (2) QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCES AND STAFF REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THEM; AND (3) ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED GAPS THROUGH STRATEGIC POSITIONS THAT PROVIDE NEEDED TRAINING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES. A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE WORK WE PROPOSE UNDERTAKING IS OUTLINED BELOW. CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES IN YEAR 1, DPH WILL CONDUCT A SYSTEM-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LTHD) STRUCTURE, FINANCING, STAFFING, SALARIES, WORKFORCE WELLBEI

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THIS AWARD WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF FUNDS INTENDED ONLY FOR RECIPIENTS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED UNDER OE22-2203 - WISCONSIN’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAS BEEN CRITICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED FOR DECADES. TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS, THE WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO BOLSTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (FPHS) MODEL ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING: (1) REFINING OUR DEFINITION OF CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MORE CONCRETELY IN FPHS TERMS; (2) QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCES AND STAFF REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THEM; AND (3) ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED GAPS THROUGH STRATEGIC POSITIONS THAT PROVIDE NEEDED TRAINING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES. A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE WORK WE PROPOSE UNDERTAKING IS OUTLINED BELOW. CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES IN YEAR 1, DPH WILL CONDUCT A SYSTEM-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LTHD) STRUCTURE, FINANCING, STAFFING, SALARIES, WORKFORCE WELLBEI