Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments, 2004–2009

Objectives. To assess the number of epidemiologists and epidemiology capacity nationally, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists surveyed state health departments in 2004, 2006, and 2009. This article summarizes findings of the 2009 assessment and analyzes five-year (2004–2009) trends in the epidemiology workforce. Methods. Online surveys collected information from all 50 states and the District of Columbia about the number of...