Workforce Retention and Support

Recruitment Toolkit

This page is meant to be a one-stop shop for resources to recruit and retain workers in local, state, Tribal, and territorial health departments.

Recruitment and Retention in Public Health

In this course, Dr. Heather Krasna, Associate Dean, Career Services and Professional Development at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, provides a crash course on recruitment and retention of new hires, from start to…

Public Health Recruitment Workshop Series Part 4: Candidate Experience: Onboarding and Supporting the Public Health Workforce

This workshop covers an evidence-based program designed to help new hires acclimate to health departments, gain knowledge and skills, work with a mentor, and support wellbeing to improve retention.

Plan, Recruit, Retain: A Framework For Local Healthcare Organizations to Achieve A Stable Remote Rural Workforce

This paper describes a strategy designed for rural and remote healthcare organizations to ensure the recruitment and retention of vital healthcare personnel.

How to Recruit, Hire, Monitor and Train Community Health Workers: Guide for Local Health Departments

This course developed by the Region 2 Public Health Training Center describes the integral role that community health workers can play in public health departments and explains how to integrate them into your organization or agency.