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.
Center Spotlight
Chelsey Kirkland, Researcher
Chelsey Kirkland is a researcher at the Center for Public Health Systems (CPHS) at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She is proud of her recent work receiving an ASPPH grant and contributing to the development and evaluation of the Minnesota Public Health Corps (MNPHC). Her research has been featured in top journals, with a Health Affairs article recognized as one of the Editor-in-Chief’s picks.
Over the past year, Chelsey has published as a first author in AJPH and Health Affairs and contributed to articles in Current Developments in Nutrition, the International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, and JPHMP—including studies on MNPHC and a public health workforce scoping review. She has also assisted in developing a toolkit on integrating community health workers (CHWs) into health departments, led by Skky and Janette.
Chelsey actively shares her expertise at conferences, recently speaking at APHA, NACCHO 360, and ASC, as well as participating in Minnesota Partners discussions.
