Gebbie Kristine M, Raziano Amanda, Elliott Sterling
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2009 May;99(5):786-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137539. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
Comprehensive data on the public health workforce are fundamental to workforce development throughout the public health system. Such information is also a critical data element in public health systems research, a growing area of study that can inform the practice of public health at all levels. However, methodologic and institutional issues challenge the development of comparable indicators for the federal, state, and local public health workforce. A 2006-2007 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials workforce enumeration pilot project demonstrated the issues involved in collecting workforce data. This project illustrated key elements of an institutionalized national system of workforce enumeration, which would be needed for a robust, recurring count that provides a national picture of the public health workforce.
有关公共卫生人力的全面数据是整个公共卫生系统人力发展的基础。这些信息也是公共卫生系统研究中的关键数据要素，公共卫生系统研究是一个不断发展的研究领域，可为各级公共卫生实践提供参考。然而，方法学和制度性问题对制定适用于联邦、州和地方公共卫生人力的可比指标构成挑战。2006 - 2007年州和领土卫生官员协会的人力普查试点项目展示了收集人力数据所涉及的问题。该项目阐明了制度化国家人力普查系统的关键要素，而这样一个系统对于进行全面、定期的统计以呈现全国公共卫生人力状况是必不可少的。
