TY - JOUR T1 - Now hiring: 3,000 people sought to shore up local public health, build career skills: Q&A with Public Health AmeriCorps’ Pearlman JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 7 LP - 7 VL - 52 IS - 8 AU - Eeshika Dadheech Y1 - 2022/10/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/8/7.abstract N2 - Public health americorps is recruiting 3,000 people in the U.S. to respond to public health needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. The initiative is a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and AmeriCorps, which for decades has brought expertise and staffing power to disaster response and other U.S. crises. The public health corps is supported by a five-year, $400 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act. A.J. Pearlman, JD, started in May as the public health corps’ first director. She spoke with The Nation’s Health about the initiative. ER -