May 23, 2023 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET

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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to host an online sharing session on workforce development. The session will feature a panel discussion and Q&A with Dr. Bruce Dart, Health Director at Tulsa Health Department; Lisa Harrison, Health Director at Granville Vance Public Health; and Dr. Alan Melnick, Director/Health Officer at Clark County Public Health. The speakers will discuss some of the challenges that local health departments have been experiencing, including employee retention, workforce burnout, and how these issues were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please note: This session is broad in addressing workforce development issues which means departments outside of food safety are welcome to attend, but there will be opportunity to discuss this topic in relation to food safety specifically. For instance, some of the discussion points you can expect to hear is how the recent increase in new permits and food safety inspection standards from the federal levels are outpacing LHDs’ current resource capabilities, including staff, and how to overcome this.
 

The session will provide both speakers and participants with an opportunity to share experiences and discuss ways to reengage staff in their work, especially at the local level. Participants are encouraged to share their own challenges, successes, and to ask questions during the discussion/Q&A portion of the presentation.