Supporting the Public Health Workforce with Trauma-Responsive Leadership Skills
This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.
This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.
An ASTHO blog article about how to communicate with care to staff about telework policies with the shift of the pandemic.
An ASTHO brief on the importance of understanding moral injury and burnout, with recommendations on areas of organizational focus.
An ASTHO blog article about the importance of resiliency in the workplace, pertaining to leadership and organizational work environment.
Speaking of Psychology: Episode 152. Why we’re burned out and what to do about it, with Christina Maslach, PhD (APA podcast--transcript provided).
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, see Ch. 4 for social connection framework ideas for state, territorial, and local public health agencies.
This article outlines the importance of representation in leadership positions, and provides 3 expert recommendations on increasing diversity.
This article outlines various techniques and technologies that can aid in equitable pay practices across an organization.
This HBR article explains why businesses should help find solutions to health inequities and showcases companies innovating in this space.
Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, speaks to her coined phrase “team psychological safety.”
ASTHO’s technical package of strategies to support state, territorial, & local health department efforts to address burnout & moral injury.
A Harvard Business Review article on the negative effects of long working hours.
Extensive list of resources for potential adaptation and use by public health entities to advance employee mental health and well-being.
This review discusses the workforce-related challenges persisting in the public health field today and steps for moving forward to rebuild.
Expert analysis of PH WINS data showing decreased staffing at public health agencies, and recommendations to address this exodus.
This PH WINS data from 2021 documents the effects of two years of COVID-19 response on the public health workforce.
A list from the CDC of promising approaches organizations can use to reduce loneliness & promote more frequent, high-quality relationships.
The Total Worker Health® model aims to improve the well-being of the workforce by protecting & enhancing their health & productivity.
An article from Harvard Business Review on the importance of trauma-informed workplaces & the concepts of acknowledgement, support, and trust.
Using PH-WINS data, this study assessed the composition of the workforce that contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic response during 2020-2022.