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7 Reflections on the Day and Closing Remarks
Pages 67-70

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... Challenges include large training gaps and the lack of a direct connection between the current public health and health care education and accreditation system and population health needs. With respect to the second panel, The Community Health Workforce, Sharfstein highlighted as opportunities the enthusiasm of CHWs, their combination of lived experience plus additional training, and the examples of how they can make a significant difference in people's lives.
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From page 68...
... Lourdes Rodriguez from the Center for Place-Based Initiatives at the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin suggested that if public health recommends a "health in all policies approach," in which other disciplines apply public health principles to their work, public health could similarly learn from other sectors that have mastered other skills, such as logistics, communications, customer satisfaction, and engineering, and apply these principles to public health work. Rodriguez also highlighted some key issues for future consideration related to CHWs, including the science to support their use, sustainable funding strategies, and the importance of training not just them but also the "ecosystem" in which they work.
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From page 69...
... Just as multiple strategies may be needed to address food insecurity, the workshop demonstrated that multiple workforces may also be needed. Sanne Magnan from the University of Minnesota noted that a key question stemming from the public health panel is whether the right people are being targeted for the right training and professional development opportunities.
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... . BOX 7-1 Points Made by Individual Speakers and Participants • Key challenges for the public health workforce include large training gaps and the lack of direct connection between the current public health and health care education and accreditation system, and population health needs.
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