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In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding the public health workforce. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.

The opioid epidemic has exacerbated the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists, presenting a major workforce challenge for public health systems.

Board-certified forensic pathologists play a critical role in public health by investigating death so as to better serve the living. Despite forensic pathology’s contribution to public health surveillance, prevention, and response, the discipline remains largely under-resourced and over strained. These briefs spotlight the critical role that international medical graduates play in minimizing forensic pathology workforce shortages and spotlights a local effort to address financial disincentives for medical graduates entering the field and highlights federal funding opportunities and resources for state partners looking to minimize forensic pathology workforce shortages.

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.