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style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Provide long-term flexible, disease-agnostic funding streams that allow jurisdictions to prioritize the needs of their community.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>Increase topline funding for CDC\u2014the most important source of funding to support the public health workforce across all states, territories, tribes and communities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>\u25cb Increase federal base funding for Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) to at least $120 million annually to support flexible response ready epidemiologists able to handle any disease threat<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>\u25cb Increase federal annual funding for public health data modernization to at least $340 million to ensure jurisdictions have the ability to hire full time epidemiology staff to implement data modernization efforts<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Retain staff from the COVID-19 pandemic as permanent positions in health departments.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Include response-ready (or flexible) epidemiologists in funding opportunities to allow departments to meet the specific needs of their communities, during daily and emergency operations.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>Dedicate support for careers in applied epidemiology, including professional pathways to enter the field such as CSTE\u2019s Applied Epidemiology fellowship programs and other initiatives funded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infrastructure\/divisions-offices\/about-division-of-workforce-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Public Health Infrastructure Center (PHIC)<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#263c84&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#CEEBF1&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1040px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-21px|106px|-3px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|5px|36px|11px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|64px|64px|64px|64px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Oswald&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\">Schools And Programs Of Public Health<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Incorporate the <a href=\"https:\/\/aecs.cste.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Applied Epidemiology Competencies (AECs)<\/a> into undergraduate and graduate curricula to prepare graduates for careers in governmental public health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Promote capacity building by facilitating internship opportunities for students at health departments (and creating virtual opportunities for health departments without a geographically nearby academic institution).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Promote entering the field of applied epidemiology through fellowship programs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/cstefellows.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AEF<\/a> where graduates can get real-world experience in the field and other initiatives funded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infrastructure\/divisions-offices\/about-division-of-workforce-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Public Health Infrastructure Center (PHIC)<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#263c84&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#CEEBF1&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1040px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-11px|106px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|5px|36px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|64px|64px|64px|64px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Oswald&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\">Health Departments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Provide education and outreach on civil service testing and hiring requirements to enhance access to careers in governmental public health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Provide opportunities for flexible schedules and telework to expand the applicant pool, increase employee satisfaction and reduce burnout.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recognize staff contributions and accomplishments as a tool to foster retention and demonstrate appreciation of their institutional knowledge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" 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type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#263c84&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#CEEBF1&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1040px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-38px|106px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|11px|36px|26px||&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|64px|64px|64px|64px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Oswald&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\">Policy Makers<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84; font-size: xx-large; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Provide long-term flexible, disease-agnostic funding streams that allow jurisdictions to prioritize the needs of their community.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>Increase topline funding for CDC\u2014the most important source of funding to support the public health workforce across all states, territories, tribes and communities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>\u25cb Increase federal base funding for Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) to at least $120 million annually to support flexible response ready epidemiologists able to handle any disease threat<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><span>\u25cb Increase federal annual funding for public health data modernization to at least $340 million to ensure jurisdictions have the ability to hire full time epidemiology staff to implement data modernization efforts<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Retain staff from the COVID-19 pandemic as permanent positions in health departments.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #263c84;\">Include response-ready (or flexible) epidemiologists in funding opportunities to allow departments to meet the specific needs of their communities, during daily and emergency operations.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #263c84;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: 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