Expert Answer: Creating a workforce development strategy that is aligned with a population health strategy requires population health leaders to consistently engage with learning and development, recruiting and other human resource professionals. These leaders play three critical roles in delivering a workforce development strategy: Subject Matter Expert. The workforce competencies required for the successful execution of a workforce development strategy are based on the performance required to deliver the outcomes defined by the strategy. The leaders who create the population health strategy are the most knowledgeable about those outcomes, the capabilities the organization must demonstrate to achieve those results, and the culture that will best support the needed performance. They also have the best perspective on the roles that are most critical to delivering those outcomes. Sponsors. As sponsors, population health leaders need to ensure that workforce development efforts receive the time, money and people required to create and implement the strategy. Culture setters. The actions leaders take and the decisions they make are strong determinants of organizational culture. The actions and decisions of population health leaders need to consistently reinforce the cultural styles that align with the population health strategy