Overview of Community-Oriented Workers in Local Health Departments

 

Learn about the Community-Oriented Workforce in Local and State Health Departments

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Infographic: Building the Capacity of Community-Oriented Occupations: Describing the Workforce in State and Local Health Departments
Highlights the critical role of community-oriented workers in state and local health departments, focusing on their distribution, roles, and employment trends across the public health system. By presenting data on workforce composition and trends, the infographic underscores both the importance of these roles and the need to better understand and support this segment of the public health workforce.

Watch a webinar about the data included in the infographic. In addition to CWORPH researchers, the webinar includes Bree Allen from Nicollet County and Lia Roberts from Dakota County, who talk about the role of CHWs in their counties.