Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) - NIOSH
This assesses worker well-being across multiple spheres, such as quality of working life, personal life, and physical and mental health status.
This assesses worker well-being across multiple spheres, such as quality of working life, personal life, and physical and mental health status.
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, see Ch. 4 for social connection framework ideas for state, territorial, and local public health agencies.
Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, speaks to her coined phrase “team psychological safety.”
This toolkit from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice was designed to support in advocating for trauma-informed workplaces.
This article explores key challenges for the public health workforce and examines how to transform them into opportunities for change.
Learn about Connecticut Dept. of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
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 briefing on PH WINS data considers the implications of moral injury and burnout on the public health workforce in recent years.
This blog highlights the importance of workplace wellness committees, and outlines best practices for developing one.
This Workplace Mental Health Playbook goes in-depth on investing in mental health at work by giving guidance on addressing workplace culture.
This study from McKinsey conducted a survey to understand the causes and effects of burnout, and provide insights and recommendations.
An assessment tool from the NCBH to evaluate an individual’s skills as a supervisor (or their relationship with their supervisor).
This article emphasizes the need to address upstream factors to improve the mental health of the public health workforce and reduce burnout.
This podcast discusses investing in empathic behavior, for higher productivity, stronger workplace culture, and better organizational health.
Management During Difficult Times: Supporting Workers and Families to Prevent Burnout and Promote Well-Being - CDC NIOSH article
This perspective article outlines sustainable staffing strategies and a culture of mental wellbeing.
Extensive list of resources for potential adaptation and use by public health entities to advance employee mental health and well-being.
An article from Harvard Business Review on the importance of trauma-informed workplaces & the concepts of acknowledgement, support, and trust.
This framework from the US Surgeon General lays out a framework of 5 essentials for workplace wellbeing, centered on worker’s voice & equity.