PH-HERO Spotlight with Connecticut Department of Health
Learn about Connecticut Dept. of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
Learn about Connecticut Dept. of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
Learn about Washington Department of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
Learn about Idaho Department of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
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.
Smart Tribes Institute outlines five tools for increasing diversity, creativity, and innovation through recruitment and retention practices.
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.
This in-depth brief includes practical recommendations on mental health excellence in the workplace from the American Psychology Association.
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.
The Total Worker Health approach seeks to improve the well-being of the U.S. workforce by protecting safety, health, and productivity.
ASTHO’s technical package of strategies to support state, territorial, & local health department efforts to address burnout & moral injury.
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.
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.