Workforce Retention and Support

Houston Health Department Built an In-House Academy to Turn Good Managers Into Great Ones

Houston Health Department used PHIG to develop a 10-week, in-house training program to give supervisors and managers the practical skills they need to do their jobs well and lead teams with confidence.

Headshot of Sharon Denton, Director of Workforce and Organizational Development at the Houston Health Department.

Building a Stronger Public Health Workforce in New Mexico

On the PHIG Impact Report, Shadee Lauer at the New Mexico Department of Health explains how the state is using PHIG funding to recruit, retain, and develop its workforce through data-driven strategies and innovative professional development…

Headshot of Shadee Lauer, LPCC

Resources to Support Sustainability in Public Health

This resource page collates strategies and resources to support sustainability efforts for staffing, programmatic sustainability, and funding and finance.

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Workforce Employee Experience Tool

The Workforce Employee Experience Tool is a guide and aspirational framework for addressing public health workforce priorities in state health agencies through the lens of employee experience.

A circular diagram illustrating the employee experience journey, segmented into five puzzle pieces: Recruitment, Onboarding, Retention, Offboarding, and Succession Planning.

PH WINS Pulse Check

Find key findings from the 2026 PH WINS Pulse Check, which assessed workforce well-being, satisfaction, burnout, and retention among public health workers.

The logo for PH WINS (Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey) features an orange electrocardiogram-like line within a peach circle on the left, next to the text "PH WINS" in white with an orange checkmark replacing the 'V', and below it, "PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE INTERESTS AND NEEDS SURVEY" in smaller white text.