This episode of JPHMP Direct TALK celebrates 10 years of the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS)—the first and only nationally representative survey of the governmental public health workforce.
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A well-trained public health workforce is a critical part of the public health infrastructure. However, competency gaps among the workforce remain a persistent issue. One way to address these gaps is by expanding access to and encouraging the uptake of formal public health education.
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JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems and Laura Power, Director of the Region V Public Health Training Center share highlights from the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference and issues related to the training needs facing Michigan public health practitioners.
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The lack of qualitative public health workforce research is of concern, especially given that the personal experiences and needs of public health workers have changed substantially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Examining data from the 2017 and 2021 PH WINS, Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) Director Chrissie Juliano describes changes in the BCHC governmental public health workforce.
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In most areas, more than 20% of the public health workforce has competency gaps, although odds of gaps differ by demographic and position characteristics.
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Data from the recent PH WINS shows very strong evidence of a substantial “opportunity cost” of COVID across every single public health program area, with potential negative health effects for communities across the nation.
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There are several of these health workforce research centers in the country, but there’s never before been one for public health until now with the establishment of the Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health (CWORPH).
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Initial survey findings released in March 2022 revealed high levels of stress, burnout, and intent to leave among the governmental public health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More than half of America’s public health workers report at least one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey of nearly 45,000 employees in state and local government public health departments. The Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS), conducted by the de Beaumont Foundation and ASTHO, now
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