Workforce Planning

Staff Sharing: A Checklist for Developing and Implementing Agreements

As health departments seek innovative approaches to workforce recruitment and retention, one strategy is to share personnel who hold essential skillsets, whether on a one-time or ongoing basis. This checklist is structured to help health departments…

Public Health Department Employee Retention

Guide on initiatives and activities health department leadership can engage in to support employee retention.

Workplace Resources

A collection of resources related to retention and workplace support including a retention guide and various retention related one-pagers.

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Job Description Resources

A collection of resources related to creating job descriptions for health departments including a guide to develop them, a list of generic job descriptions, and sample essential duties.

New York State Uses PHIG Funding for Public Health Workforce

On the PHIG Impact Report, James McDonald, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, explains how PHIG strengthens the state’s public health workforce.

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