Submitted By
Dr. Theresa Chapple, Public Health Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Application with the Illinois Department of Public Health for a Strengthening Illinois Public Health Administration Grant for a Four-Year Term with an Anticipated Funding Amount of $350,000 and Approval of Subsequent Agreements and Authorizing their Execution
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Overview
Overview
The CDC has awarded state public health entities with funding to distribute to state and local public health departments. The CDC has stated that this new funding opportunity is in response to U.S. public-health agencies fighting on the front line to protect Americans against COVID-19 for over three years.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.
Background
To respond to the pandemic, public health departments across the country have had to assume new and expanded responsibilities, while continuing to deliver their core responsibilities and services as part of the public health system. Almost half of all employees in state and local public health agencies left their jobs between 2017 and 2021. If this trend continues, half of the governmental public health workforce will have left their jobs by 2025. Stagnant funding and cumbersome hiring processes have left departments struggling to attract, retain and train the specialized and diverse talent they need to better reach, serve, and reflect their communities. These grant funds would be used to recruit for needed positions and provide incentives to current staff in hopes of retaining them.
The State's program of "Strengthening Illinois' Public Health Administration" (SIPA-24) was funded as part of the Component A option of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s funding opportunity, Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems.
The Public Health Department will use the funds for workforce de...
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