The Kentucky Department for Public Health is leveraging academic partnerships to ensure its workers have the training and skills needed to do their jobs well.
Kentucky is expanding workforce capacity by allocating PHIG funds directly to local health departments and partnering with the Kentucky Health Departments Association on tuition assistance programs.
The Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health used PHIG to collect, track, and act on data related to workforce needs, preferences & satisfaction. As a result, the department hit a retention rate of over 85%.
Steven Stack, MD, ASTHO member and commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and ASTHO’s immediate past president, tells us how his state is using PHIG to improve the state of public health in Kentucky.
Through PHIG funding, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) equipped first-time managers with essential leadership skills by partnering with Leadership Louisville for a new manager’s training. This training has set a foundational…
