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The Colorado Workforce Development Council has launched newly developed career pathways in public health on the My Colorado Journey platform.Â
The no-cost My Colorado Journey website connects students and job seekers to careers, education planning and support resources through a guided process that drives action and goal completion.
The Colorado public health career pathways, created in partnership with the Trailhead Institute and the Colorado Public Health Workforce Collaborative, aim to address the demand for a skilled public health workforce heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen continued career development and raise awareness of the field.Â
âA great public health workforce is needed to ensure the health and safety of Coloradans, now and post-pandemic,â Governor Jared Polis said. âThe public health career pathways will help people get jobs and explore opportunities in the public health field.â
Posted by Hannah Harn | Feb 25, 2021
The new public health career pathways found on the My Colorado Journey platform, aim to strengthen ongoing career development, raise awareness of the public health field, and meet the need for a skilled public health workforce, which has been increased by the COVID-19 pandemic. It could also serve as a model for other states looking to expand their public health workforce and the role they play.
“A great public health workforce is needed to ensure the health and safety of Coloradans now and post-pandemic,” says Governor Jared Polis. “The public health career pathways will help people get jobs and explore opportunities in the public health field for Coloradans.”
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