Charting a New Course for Public Health Workforce Well-Being
An ASTHO brief on the importance of understanding moral injury and burnout, with recommendations on areas of organizational focus.
An ASTHO brief on the importance of understanding moral injury and burnout, with recommendations on areas of organizational focus.
An ASTHO blog article about how to communicate with care to staff about telework policies with the shift of the pandemic.
This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.
A meta-analysis study that compares the strength of the relationships between leadership styles and followers’ overall mental health.
This article outlines the importance of representation in leadership positions, and provides 3 expert recommendations on increasing diversity.
Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, speaks to her coined phrase “team psychological safety.”
Speaking of Psychology: Episode 152. Why we’re burned out and what to do about it, with Christina Maslach, PhD (APA podcast--transcript provided).
This toolkit from NACCHO serves as a framework for building an equitable workplace at the local public health department level.
The National Framework for Addressing Burnout and Moral Injury in the Health and Public Safety Workforce from the HRSA.
4 state participants of the Public Health HERO program share how they address wellbeing and mental health in the workforce.
This BetterUp Blog dicusses the importance of fostering a psychologically safe environment in the workplace.
This toolkit from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice was designed to support in advocating for trauma-informed workplaces.
This framework from the US Surgeon General lays out a framework of 5 essentials for workplace wellbeing, centered on worker’s voice & equity.
This report from the Human Rights Campaign offers a foundation for supporting & respecting others with different marginalized identities.
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.
A detailed toolkit for designing tailored Stay Interviews. Resource provided by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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.
This PH WINS data from 2021 documents the effects of two years of COVID-19 response on the public health workforce.