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Coalition raises gaps: workforce training, interagency coordination, planning integration and monitoring data
Summary
Coalition members flagged persistent gaps: local public health workforce training on climate, unclear interagency leadership on events (DPH vs DEEP), limited integration of health in planning and zoning, and missing pollen monitoring — issues coalition members said require state leadership and cross‑sector engagement.
Several coalition members used the curriculum and planning discussion to identify statewide gaps in workforce training, coordination and environmental monitoring.
Michael (a local health department speaker) said local public health staff are not trained in climate change and "the average local public health official doesn't have the core foundation when it comes to climate change." He described uneven capacity across municipalities and said bridging that gap is a longer‑term workforce challenge.
Mark Mitchell raised terminology and monitoring issues: he asked coalition…
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