TY - JOUR T1 - Missouri Affiliate survey shows why health grads leave state: Salary, opportunities driving declines JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 19 LP - 19 VL - 48 IS - 1 AU - Julia Haskins Y1 - 2018/02/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/48/1/19.1.abstract N2 - Missouri’s governmental public health workforce is facing a shortage of trained public health professionals, many of whom are leaving the state after receiving their degrees from Missouri universities. The departure of public health professionals is particularly concerning for Missouri’s 115 independent local health agencies. Combined with an aging workforce, the dearth of professionals educated in state puts the future of public health in Missouri at risk. ER -