Q&A: Why the United States Needs a New Public Health Workforce
PIH’s U.S. advocacy manager describes a vital initiative to help stop COVID-19 and fix an ailing economy
Posted on Jan 22, 2021 Maria Plata, lead health promoter for southwest Florida with Healthcare Network, knocks on a resident s door during a COVID-19 education campaign along with team members from Healthcare Network and Partners In Health in Immokalee, Fla.
Photo by Scott McIntyre for Partners In Health
A key element of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden’s American Rescue Plan is a call for a new public health jobs corps that would address two overlapping national crises: the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and the enduring economic downturn.