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.
A list from the CDC of promising approaches organizations can use to reduce loneliness & promote more frequent, high-quality relationships.
A collection of resources from the Region 2 Public Health Training Center provides tools on recruiting/ retaining the public health workforce.
A Harvard Business Review article on the negative effects of long working hours.
A pre-pandemic AJPH journal article on the pending crisis posed by health department turnover.
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 resource from Public Health Training Center is a collection of micro-learnings and resources for building and cultivating resilience at various levels.
An ASTHO blog article about the importance of resiliency in the workplace, pertaining to leadership and organizational work environment.
An ASTHO blog article about how to communicate with care to staff about telework policies with the shift of the pandemic.
This framework provides an overview on public health workforce turnover during the pandemic and effective approaches for the mitigation.
A short article from the de Beaumont Foundation on transforming workplace culture through micro-changes and additional resources.
This article in the Journal of Public Health Policy states the urgent need for attending to the well-being of the public health workforce.
A free resource to measure employee perception of psychological health and safety in your organization.
An article analyzing the limits of individual resilience & need for organizational change. Serves as a companion to JPHMP research article.
This playlist from NCMW of brief training videos explores concepts of moral injury, trauma-informed resilience, and equity-focused approaches.
A Harvard Business Review article on mental health challenges facing American workers, assessing workforce wellbeing pre & post-pandemic.
This article from the American Psychological Association provides case studies of seven organizations taking the lead on employee mental health.
This report analyzes the state of public health challenges (mental health, workforce issues) and provides recommendations.
This policy document outlines recommendations for trauma-informed HR practices, ranging all the way from pre-employment to off-boarding.