Strategies for Enhancing Governmental Public Health Workforce Well-Being and Retention Recommendation to Action Worksheet
October 17, 2024 | Allison Budzinski, Kelsey Tillema
This worksheet, a companion piece to ASTHO technical package “Strategies for Enhancing Governmental Public Health Workforce Well-being and Retention,” helps identify needs and gaps related to workforce well-being and retention at public health agencies and sparking action to address these areas. The worksheet focuses on four main areas for governmental public health:
- Effective and skilled managers.
- Positive workplace culture and connection.
- Supported and fairly compensated workforce.
- Adequate staffing to advance workforce priorities and effectively manage workload.
This self-assessment is the first step towards creating or strengthening an agency’s efforts to support a positive workplace culture, engagement, and well-being.
This work was supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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