1. Teaching Public Health: The Past & The Present
Creating The Pipeline
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, Mass March 26, 2018
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACEP (E), FNAPA Executive Director American Public Health Association

2. Traditional Governmental Workforce Numbers In Brief
lowest range - 303,773 workers nationally, including 161,615 local, 66,846 state, and 75,312 federal public health workers.
Midrange ,602 public health workers, including 161,615 local, 82,318 state, and 82,669 in federal settings.
Highest range is 516,193 workers, with 161,615 in local public health, 110,547 in state public health, and 244,031 in federal public health agencies.
University of Michigan Center of Excellence
in Public Health Workforce Studies, 2013

3. Worker Categories • Nutritionist • Public Health Dentist
• Public Health Manager
• Public Health Nurse
• Public Health Physician
• Public Health Informatics Specialist
• Public Information Specialist
• Other Public Health Professional
Administrative or Clerical Personnel
Behavioral Health Professional
Emergency Preparedness Staff
Environmental Health Worker
Epidemiologist
Health Educator
Laboratory Worker
University of Michigan Center of Excellence
in Public Health Workforce Studies, 2013

4. Nontraditional and Nongovernmental Sector
No good measures of the research, nongovernmental nonprofits or private sector numbers

5. Other Public Health Workers
Community health workers
Faculty & students in schools & programs of public health
Private sector public health workers
Medicaid workers
School health workers,
Clinical public health workers
Tribal public health workers
Volunteer public health workers
University of Michigan Center of Excellence
in Public Health Workforce Studies, 2013

6. The Basic Work To Be Done Has Not Changed

7. The Practice and Research Environment Has Changed
Social determinants are a bigger focus
Globalization of health risks
Social media impact on information & knowledge
Internet has democratized information
Aging population
Increasingly diverse population

8. The Students Have Changed: Millennials (Gen Y)
Entitled
Tech-dependent
Want instant gratification
Big expectations
Fearless

9. The Need For A Pipeline
38% plan to leave state governmental public health before 2020 (ASTHO PH WINS)
26% NACCHO top executive staff are age 60 or older (2016 survey)
Less jobs in governmental public health but long term trends unclear
Suggest an aging workforce that will need to be replaced

11. About APHA
APHA is a global community of public health professionals and the collective voice for the health of the public. APHA is the only organization that combines 140 years of perspective, a broad-based constituency and the ability to influence federal policy to advocate for and improve the public’s health.
Founded – April 18, 1872
501C(3) & Nonpartisan
Over 50,000 individual & affiliate members