Expanding options to recruit, grow, and retain the public health workforce.

The public health workforce continues to atrophy due to mass and early retirement, under-funding, slow hiring processes, lack of advancement opportunities, and shifting policies. Organizational research into workforce sustainability is crucial for ensuring a robust, diverse staff capable of delivering essential public health services. We examined career ladders, a potential solution to workforce challenges, through interviews with 10 health departments (HDs) across seven states.

Proteomic characterization of subjected to carbon starvation.

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"Breaking Bread" With Respondents: Strategies to Increase Response Rates and Create Long-Term Cooperation With Health Clinic Administrators.

Background And Objectives: To fully understand the impact of unintended pregnancy, as well as to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of programs targeted at reducing unintended pregnancy, it is critical that researchers be able to collect comprehensive data from health clinics that provide these services in vulnerable communities.

Methods: Our paper details recruitment and incentive strategies, as well as the theories that guided them, which allowed us to achieve a high survey response rate among health clinic administrators in public health clinics in 2 Southeastern states-South Carolina and Alabama-both of which have high rates of unintended pregnancy.

Results: Grounded in organizational theory, and utilizing the Tailored Design Method, we achieved a 68% response rate utilizing paper and web survey administration with multiple contact modes.

Exploring Infant Feeding Experiences and Maternity Care Practices in Appalachia.

Objectives: Our aim was to explore postpartum individuals' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding and International Board Certified Lactation Consultants' (IBCLC) knowledge and perceptions of maternity care practices and perceived barriers to breastfeeding among their patient populations in Appalachia.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven IBCLCs and seven postpartum individuals. Interviews were recorded and transcribed.