Charting a New Course for Public Health Workforce Well-Being
An ASTHO brief on the importance of understanding moral injury and burnout, with recommendations on areas of organizational focus.
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 ASTHO blog speaks to leading by example, and gives 3 recommendations for leaders to consider in their daily work habits.
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.
A Harvard Business Review article on the negative effects of long working hours.
A collection of resources from the Region 2 Public Health Training Center provides tools on recruiting/ retaining the public health workforce.
Concrete, evidence-based recommendations for supporting employee mental health in the workplace from the American Psychological Association.
A detailed toolkit for designing tailored Stay Interviews. Resource provided by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, see Ch. 4 for social connection framework ideas for state, territorial, and local public health agencies.
This article outlines various techniques and technologies that can aid in equitable pay practices across an organization.
The Total Worker Health approach seeks to improve the well-being of the U.S. workforce by protecting safety, health, and productivity.
This article outlines the importance of representation in leadership positions, and provides 3 expert recommendations on increasing diversity.
A free resource to assess psychological safety within a team of 4 or more, across 3 categories: Leadership, Team Interactions, & Inclusion.
Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, speaks to her coined phrase “team psychological safety.”
An article with statistical analysis addressing survey responses on mental health among public health workers. Originally posted as a CDC MMWR.
This Pew Charitable Trusts article addresses the mental health of the public health workforce.
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).