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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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May 15, 2024

To Improve the Public Health Workforce’s Mental Health, We Must Look Upstream

As a nation, our mental health is on the decline. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), nearly […]

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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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November 1, 2023

Nine Skills that Can Transform Public Health

As students and early-career public health professionals, most of us developed focused knowledge in our areas of specialty. We deepened […]

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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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September 14, 2023

Bolstering Workforce Diversity Matters for the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals

As a Black woman and current Master of Public Health graduate student, I find it imperative to see minorities, especially […]

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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 23, 2023

Advice for 2023 Grads: Think Big. Think Policy.

Big thinking. Policy solutions. Unlikely partnerships. These were among the themes our president and CEO, Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, shared […]

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May 18, 2023

New Actor Map Surveys Landscape of Organizations Supporting Public Health Workforce

The National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development has launched the Public Health Workforce National Actor Map, an interactive tool […]

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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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March 9, 2023

PH WINS: A Fundamental Resource for Workforce Development

The US governmental public health workforce is undergoing immense shifts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging health […]

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