People, Pipes, and Population series—Part 1: Workforce Capacity as the Hard Constraint

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze the role of workforce capacity in environmental health modernization efforts.
• Reviewing literature on workforce capacity in environmental health
• Identifying foundational supports required for modernization
• Analyzing constraints faced in workforce development
• Workforce capacity is identified as a critical constraint to environmental health modernization
• Foundational supports are necessary to enhance workforce effectiveness
• Options for addressing workforce limitations are proposed for future exploration

Abstract