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November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. Recognizing the needs of rural areas, states are introducing and enacting legislation that leads to focused investment in rural communities and expanded access to care.

The impact of the COVID-19 response on the public health workforce has been profoundly felt by employees and the agencies they serve. Across the country, unplanned leadership transitions, early retirements, and personnel scale-ups have all impacted who the workforce is and what they do day-to-day. Many of those who have remained are feeling depleted and battered. In order to support and build the public health system the country needs, we need data specific to governmental public health.

The executive leaders of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing take a moment to collectively acknowledge the incredible efforts that public health workers have taken to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the de Beaumont Foundation has worked closely with organizations like ASTHO to support and strengthen public health. The foundation has produced several publications and guides to support public health leaders in their efforts to inform the public about COVID-19 and help build confidence in vaccines. Mark Miller, vice president of communications with the de Beaumont Foundation, shares insights into the foundation’s response efforts to COVID-19, and its partnership with key stakeholders.

An ASTHO report describing the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on the workforce.

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and domestic agencies, for a projected total of $6 trillion. Read more about what the president is proposing in this post.

As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, territories, and local jurisdictions are acting to meet the immediate demand for vaccination as well as expand the long-term vaccination workforce. Looking ahead, expansion of the vaccination workforce long-term will help support potential COVID-19 booster shots and expand vaccine access broadly.

On May 2, 2023, ASTHO released a statement of support for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s new report and recommendations for supporting the U.S. public health workforce.

On Nov. 2, 2022, ASTHO announced the launch of PublicHealthCareers.com, a new website for job seekers in the field.

This brief draws on health officials’ experiences in territories and Freely Associated States to illustrate opportunities to lead improvement efforts by building relationships, committing to data use, establishing regular communication, and investing in workforce development.

ASTHO placed 14 disability and preparedness specialists in health agencies to support inclusivity of people living with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In this brief, three of these specialists share their experiences with ensuring COVID-19 vaccination sites are accessible to people living with disabilities. They share their perspectives and recommendations for expanding vaccine site accessibility.

Gain access to information, resources, and tools to develop an effective workforce planning process to create a three- to five-year workforce plan.

A guide to setting up and facilitating Health Equity Circles in the workplace.

Learn effective strategies for addressing workforce challenges in the islands, including geographic isolation and underdeveloped academic pathways.

This playbook, originally designed for local health departments, provides resources for states and territories who would like to increase community health worker engagement.

Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce 2022 ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, public health officials, state health officials, territorial health officials, island jurisdictions, state health, public health, leading cause of death, mental illness, 10th leading, center for disease control, united states, national suicide prevention lifeline, save lives, suicide prevention resource center, disease outbreak, disease control and prevention, national institute of mental health, preparedness plans, centers for disease control and prevention, mental health conditions, preparedness and response, attempting suicide, mental health problems, health care, evidence base, covid-19, mental health, suicide prevention, pandemics preparedness, behavioral health Years of underinvestment in public health left a fragile public health system to respond to COVID-19 in early 2020. The public health workforce overcame extraordinary conditions responding to the pandemic—working long hours, risking exposure to the disease, and withstanding threats and abuse from the public—which negatively effected the mental health of many public health workers. A Spring 2021 survey of over 26,000 public health workers found that 52.8% experienced symptoms of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, or suicidal ideation. States and territories are considering several policies to support the public health workforce, including efforts to increase the number of public health workers, strengthening protections for workers privacy and safety, and ways to sustain public health funding. Download the Prospectus website

On Aug. 3, 2022, ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation announced the 2021 PH WINS findings. They provide a unique snapshot of the state and local government public health workforce.

The experts on today’s episode make the case for how a robust public health workforce could have changed the trajectory of the pandemic response, but also explain why we can reimagine what a strong public health workforce requires as we enter into pandemic recovery.

Anne Zink (Chief Medical Officer, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services) and Larry Lewis (licensed psychologist and executive coach) speak on the importance of celebrating “small wins”—tangible stories of progress that can sustain the public health workforce in an otherwise trying time.