About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of student loan debt on the public health workforce and explores potential policy solutions.

Host Laura Power, Director of Public Health Practice and Global Engagement at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, talks with Brian Castrucci and JP Leider about their new study on student loan debt in the public health workforce. They dig into what the debt burden means for governmental public health workers, what's at risk if the workforce can't keep up, and what policies could help ease debt and strengthen the pipeline into the field. Guests: Brian Castrucci, President and CEO, de Beaumont Foundation JP Leider, Director, Center for Public Health Systems, University of Minnesota School of Public Health ----- Learn more about the University of Michigan School of Public Health: publichealth.umich.edu Follow us on social media: Facebook | facebook.com/umichsph Instagram | instagram.com/umichsph LinkedIn | linkedin.com/school/university-of-michigan-school-of-public-health X | x.com/umichsph YouTube | youtube.com/sphweb Discover Michigan Public Health's degree programs, sign up for our interest list .

People in this episode

Host: Laura Power

Guests: Brian Castrucci, JP Leider

Topics covered

• public health workforce
• student debt
• governmental public health
• workforce sustainability
• policy solutions

Keywords

• student loan debt
• public health
• workforce
• government
• policy
• sustainability
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Michigan School of Public Health, de Beaumont Foundation, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

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