Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide

Ensuring a sustainable public health workforce is not just about supporting individuals.  It requires transforming organizational culture to make public health agencies great places to work.  

The Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide, developed by authors from Wichita State University and the Missouri Department of Mental Health, offers support and tools to enhance employee well-being within the public health sector and increase the ability of public health organizations to attract and retain employees.  

After presenting a vision for a resilient public health organization, this resource provides an assessment tool for identifying and diagnosing issues affecting well-being in an organization and tips and strategies for addressing challenges.  

Conducting a comprehensive workforce well-being assessment and using an actionable guide can help organizations build supportive workplace cultures, boost job satisfaction and equip managers with the skills to better support employees — ultimately strengthening and empowering the public health workforce.

This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.