Why is it so important for UWMs School of Public Health to focus on workforce development and research?
One of the most serious public health threats in Milwaukee and across the nation is the shrinking public health workforce. Despite the increasing demand for public health professionals to meet existing public health needs, as well as emerging challenges such as bioterrorism and pandemic preparedness, the public health workforce is facing precipitous declines. The number of public health workers declined more than 28 percent over the past two decades. (Merrill, Btoush, Gupta & Gebbie). There is currently a 20 percent worker vacancy rate in a number of state public health systems (American Public Health Association) and the current workforce is aging, with up to 50 percent of the current workforce eligible for retirement in the next few years (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services). Moreover, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as four out of five public health workers lack formal public health training. In Wisconsin’s largest health departm
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