May 27, 2026
MRHA Virtual Learning Session: Local Health Department Capacity, Public Health Priorities, and Community Health Workers: Two Studies on LHD Capacity and the Potential of Community Health Workers, May 28
*Please note that the topic for this webinar has been updated. The previously scheduled presentation, “A Systems Approach to Preparing the Health Workforce for Social Determinants of Health,” has been replaced with this session.
This webinar uses national data from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) National Profile of Health Departments survey to explore organizational capacity in local health departments (LHDs) and how it relates to foundational public health services (FPHS) capabilities and health screenings in LHDs. There is substantial variation between LHDs in different contexts in terms of their organizational capacity, and capacity can impact what LHDs can accomplish.
Two studies will be discussed. First, you will examine differences in LHDs’ FPHS activities between expenditure levels, full time equivalent positions, and local population size. Second, you will examine health screening activities among LHDs who employ a community health worker (CHW), a physician, both, or neither. Capacity matters a great deal for what LHDs can do, but LHDs may be able to act strategically to increase capacity and thus their activities.
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, May 28, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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