A new article in JPHMP explores how Connecticut public health workers faced emotional strain, resource gaps, and burnout during COVID-19, and offers strategies to better support this essential workforce in future public health crises.
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Earning Certification in Infection Control (CIC) helps local health departments strengthen their workforce and improve collaboration, credibility, and infection prevention and control efforts.
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To wrap up #NPHW, Karsen DeWeese spoke with two public health directors at Kansas State University. As mentors of public health students, these experts have great insights into the future of public health.
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The burnout crisis in public health prompts us to look at the workforce as the target population. How can proven public health methods be used to address this issue?
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The government public health workforce and frontline workers reported a higher prevalence of COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress (PTSS) than other US adults, and leaders should invest in systems-level interventions to address the drivers of and potential long-term consequences of PTSS.
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Schools and programs of public health are key allies in rebuilding and strengthening America’s public health workforce.
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This week, Dr. Katie Schenk offers advice on how to document and analyze the job application process by getting vulnerable about her own job search experience.
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This week, Dr. Katie Schenk examines how to decide which public health jobs are worth going through the effort of making an application.
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With opportunities in public health increasingly advertised as consulting contracts rather than job opportunities, get ready for even lower expectations regarding employer accountability to the workforce.
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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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