(AGENPARL) – mar 25 aprile 2023 Thousands of new AmeriCorps members will meet local public health needs, help rebuild the nation’s public health sector []
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 25, 2023
AmeriCorps Press Office
Thousands of new AmeriCorps members will meet local public health needs, help rebuild the nation’s public health sector
“As we celebrate the one-year-mark of Public Health AmeriCorps, we have seen the indelible impact AmeriCorps members have made in the communities they serve. This year, I am honored to announce more than $90 million in grants to bolster public health systems and create a healthier, more equitable America,” said Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO. “This funding will support more than 4,000 AmeriCorps members who will add capacity to our strained public health systems and reduce barriers to care, while we also create career pathways for future public health leaders from all backgrounds.”  
“In order to ensure we have a public health workforce that truly serves American communities, we need many diverse career pathways that lead from those communities to public health,” said Leslie Ann Dauphin, PhD, director, CDC’s National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce. “AmeriCorps helps us recruit and train public health workers that might not have previously considered a career in public health.”
Public Health AmeriCorps is an example of a whole-of-government approach to address the nation’s most pressing challenges. The partnership between AmeriCorps and the CDC leverages the expertise of both agencies, capitalizing on AmeriCorps’ experience managing some of the most prominent public service and workforce development programs in the nation while benefitting from CDC’s technical expertise as the country’s leading public health agency.
AmeriCorps offers opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds to be a part of the national service community, grow personally and professionally, and receive benefits for their service.
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