Key Findings of PH WINS 2017

  • Despite high levels of job satisfaction, a large proportion of workers are considering leaving their organization in the next year. Top reasons include dissatisfaction with pay, lack of opportunity for advancement, and workplace environment.
  • The majority of workers are satisfied with their jobs, but are less satisfied with their organizations and even less so with their pay.
  • Workers indicate a high level of engagement, but do not believe that creativity and innovation are rewarded or that communication between senior leadership and staff is good.
  • The top areas of training needs are budgeting and financial management, systems and strategic thinking, change management, and developing a vision for a healthy community.
  • Demographically, the workforce is not representative of the nation in terms of gender or age.

Additional 2017 PH WINS Resources

Source: de Beaumont Foundation and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey: 2017 Findings. Online. phwins.org/most-recent-findings/

Source: de Beaumont Foundation and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey: 2017 Findings. Online. https://www.debeaumont.org/findings/

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