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.
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