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ArticleHuman resources for health2021

Rebuilding to shape a better future: the role of young professionals in the public health workforce.

Brian Li Han Wong, Ines Siepmann, Tara T Chen, Shelby Fisher, Tobias S Weitzel, Naomi L Nathan, Diah S Saminarsih

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Article in Human resources for health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Brian Li Han WongDepartment of Population Science and Experimental Medicine, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London (UCL), 5th Floor, 1-19 Torrington Place, Fitzrovia, London, WC1E 7HB, UK. b.wong@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8709-5847
Ines SiepmannFaculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tara T ChenDepartment of Social Work, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Shelby FisherDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Paris, France.
Tobias S WeitzelDepartment of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Naomi L NathanInstitute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
Diah S SaminarsihOffice of the Director-General, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202, Genève, Switzerland.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the extreme needs of the public health workforce. As societies discuss how to build up the capacity and infrastructure of their systems, it is crucial that young professionals are involved. Previous attempts to incorporate young professionals into the public health workforce have wrestled with inaccessibility, tokenisation, and a lack of mentorship, leading to a loss of potential workforce members and a non-representative workforce that reinforces systemic societal exclusion of diverse young people. These barriers must be addressed through robust mentorship structures, intentional recruitment and continuous support, as well as genuine recognition of the contributions of young professionals to build the sustainable, interdisciplinary, unified public health that is necessary for the future.

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Health PersonnelHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth WorkforceMentorsPersonnel SelectionPublic HealthAdultAge FactorsAgeismCOVID-19Health PlanningHumansPandemicsYoung AdultCapacity buildingEquityHealth workforceMentorshipPublic healthStudents and young professionals

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PMID34256785
PMCPMC8276547

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