Carter Marion W, Simone Patricia M, Houry Debra E, Reynolds Steven L, Patterson Sara S, Carlson Jonathan E, Dauphin Leslie A
Author Affiliations: Science, Division of Workforce Development, National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Department Infrastructure and Workforce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Drs Carter and Simone); Program and Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Houry); Division of Jurisdictional Support, National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Department Infrastructure and Workforce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Mr Reynolds); Strategy and Programs, National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Department Infrastructure and Workforce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Ms Patterson); Division of Jurisdictional Support, National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Department Infrastructure and Workforce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Mr Carlson); and National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Department Infrastructure and Workforce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Dauphin).
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025;31(2):E88-E97. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002055. Epub 2024 Sep 5.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) that included a historic investment in the public health workforce.
Charged with implementing this investment, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG). PHIG builds on CDC's experience working with state, local, and territorial public health departments and represents a new approach to strengthening the public health workforce.
Specifically, PHIG incorporates features that allow these public health departments to prioritize and tailor the funding to meet their communities' needs: 1) focus on workforce as core infrastructure, 2) streamlined programmatic and administrative requirements, 3) more equitable funding approach, and 4) enhanced support from national partners and CDC.
The goal is to optimize the unprecedented opportunity afforded by ARPA and lead to a stronger public health workforce and infrastructure across the United States.
为应对新冠疫情,国会通过了2021年《美国救援计划法案》(ARPA),其中包括对公共卫生人力的历史性投资。
美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)负责实施这项投资,启动了公共卫生基础设施拨款(PHIG)。PHIG基于CDC与州、地方和地区公共卫生部门合作的经验,代表了一种加强公共卫生人力的新方法。
具体而言,PHIG纳入了一些特性,使这些公共卫生部门能够确定优先事项并调整资金用途,以满足其社区的需求:1)将人力作为核心基础设施加以关注;2)简化项目和行政要求;3)采用更公平的资金分配方法;4)获得国家合作伙伴和CDC更多的支持。
目标是优化ARPA带来的前所未有的机遇,打造一支更强大的公共卫生人力队伍,并在美国各地加强公共卫生基础设施建设。