Commentary: Who is Remembering Local Public Health? The Forgotten Pandemic Worker

Authors

  • Jodi Brookins-Fisher
  • Alexis Blavos
  • Heidi Hancher-Rauch
  • Amy Thompson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2021.651

Keywords:

pandemic, public health workforce, COVID-19

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, there is no end in sight to the stress induced on the public health workforce. It is clear over the last 18+ months that the woeful underfunding of public health efforts across the US impacted the speed and agility with which public health experts have tackled the pandemic. This has led to the emotional decimation of public health workers who have plowed forward, even as they have worked long and stressful hours while also being politically and physically vilified. If this continues, what does the future of our public health workforce look like?

Published

2021-10-15

How to Cite

Brookins-Fisher, J. ., Blavos, A., Hancher-Rauch, H. ., & Thompson, A. (2021). Commentary: Who is Remembering Local Public Health? The Forgotten Pandemic Worker. American Journal of Health Studies, 36(2), 115–117. https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2021.651

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