PH WINS Archives

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July 14, 2025

PH WINS 2024 Findings and Tools for Action

New data from the 2024 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS) were released this month, along with practical […]

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May 8, 2025

From Words to Action: Equipping the Public Health Workforce to Advance Health Equity

State, local, and federal leaders are increasingly recognizing that long-standing disparities in health outcomes are rooted in systemic factors that […]

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February 3, 2025

Raising the Voices of the Islands Workforce: A Historic Expansion of PH WINS

The PH WINS Team went on a whirlwind tour of four islands in two weeks to prepare health departments for […]

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September 24, 2024

Putting the Bright Spots of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to Use

While much attention has been given to the public health challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, three new research briefs […]

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February 12, 2024

10 Years of PH WINS: Reflections and New Directions

PH WINS 2024: What to Expect as a Survey Participant Ten years ago, the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs […]

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October 26, 2023

Examining and Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress among Public Health Workers

Government public health workers played an essential role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their mental health suffered in […]

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October 17, 2023

PH WINS Data: Public Health Workers Eager to Address Racism as a Public Health Crisis

The adverse and long-term impacts of racism on health are numerous, well-documented, and unequivocal. The COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of […]

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July 24, 2023

Prioritizing Public Health Worker Safety, Mental Health, and Well-being

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June 21, 2023

Six Practical Uses of PH WINS for Health Departments

The workforce spoke through the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS). If your agency hasn’t taken action […]

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May 31, 2023

Public Health Workforce Challenges Through the Eyes of a Public Health Educator

One in six. One in six respondents to the 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS) agreed […]

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May 2, 2023

It’s More than Burnout: Moral Injury in the Public Health Workforce

In 2021, one in four public health workers was considering leaving their organization in the next year; 44% were considering […]

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April 6, 2023

Five Ways to Build Your Workforce to Maximize Effectiveness

A career in public health can be both rewarding and exhausting. As the President of the New York State Public […]

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