The Center for Public Health Systems (CPHS) supports public health practitioners and public health systems using evidence-based research.
We provide direct services via technical assistance, research, and evaluation in partnership with health departments across the U.S. We also conduct innovative research on public health workforce, finance, infrastructure, and policy both on the national level and in collaboration with Minnesota’s public health system.
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Sezen Ozcan Onal
Sezen Ozcan Onal is a Researcher at the Center for Public Health Systems (CPHS) at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She is currently involved in the Y1P8 Estimating Workforce Supply project. Her work includes a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice titled Salary and Job Requirement Differences for Jobs in Local and State Health Departments versus the Private Sector: Analysis of Large-Scale Job Postings Data, co-authored with Heather Krasna, Isabella Patino, and Malvika Venkataraman. This research compares salaries and job requirements in government health departments with similar positions in other sectors, highlighting important wage disparities. Another paper focuses on public health workforce enumeration, offering valuable insights into workforce trends. Sezen has shared her findings at major conferences, including the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting as a roundtable presenter and the Academy Health 2024 Annual Research Meeting as a poster presenter.
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