PH-HERO Agency Highlights
4 state participants of the Public Health HERO program share how they address wellbeing and 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.
Learn about Idaho Department 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.
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 blog explores the challenges and opportunities faced by the public health sector, and introduces a roadmap for transformation.
This BetterUp Blog dicusses the importance of fostering a psychologically safe environment in the workplace.
An article with statistical analysis addressing survey responses on mental health among public health workers. Originally posted as a CDC MMWR.
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.
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, see Ch. 4 for social connection framework ideas for state, territorial, and local public health agencies.
A free resource to assess psychological safety within a team of 4 or more, across 3 categories: Leadership, Team Interactions, & Inclusion.
This assesses worker well-being across multiple spheres, such as quality of working life, personal life, and physical and mental health status.
Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, speaks to her coined phrase “team psychological safety.”
The Total Worker Health approach seeks to improve the well-being of the U.S. workforce by protecting safety, health, and productivity.
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 PH WINS data from 2021 documents the effects of two years of COVID-19 response on the public health workforce.
An article from Harvard Business Review on the importance of trauma-informed workplaces & the concepts of acknowledgement, support, and trust.
This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.