PMID- 37646511
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20231102
LR  - 20231113
IS  - 1550-5022 (Electronic)
IS  - 1078-4659 (Print)
IS  - 1078-4659 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 6
DP  - 2023 Nov-Dec 01
TI  - What Are Public Health Agencies Planning for Workforce Development? A Content 
      Analysis of Workforce Development Plans of Accredited Public Health Departments.
PG  - 762-774
LID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001805 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Recruiting and retaining public health employees and ensuring they 
      have the skills necessary to respond are vital for meeting public health needs. 
      As the first study examining health department (HD) workforce development plans 
      (WDPs), this study presents gaps and strategies identified in WDPs across 201 
      accredited HDs (168 initial/33 reaccreditation plans). DESIGN: This 
      cross-sectional study employed qualitative review and content analysis of WDPs 
      submitted to the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) between March 2016 and 
      November 2021. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Eight overarching workforce themes were 
      examined: planning/coordination, leadership, organizational culture, workplace 
      supports/retention, recruitment, planning for departmental training, delivery of 
      departmental training, and partnership/engagement. Within each theme, related 
      subthemes were identified. Coders indicated whether the WDP (1) identified the 
      subtheme as a gap; (2) stated an intent to address the subtheme; and/or (3) 
      identified a strategy for addressing the subtheme. RESULTS: The most common gaps 
      identified included prepare workforce for community engagement/partnership 
      (34.3%, n = 69), followed by resource/fund training (24.9%, n = 50). The subtheme 
      that had the most instances of an identified strategy to address it was assess 
      training needs (84.1%, n = 169), followed by foster quality improvement (QI) 
      culture/provide QI training (63.2%, n = 127). While both of these strategies were 
      common among the majority of HDs, those subthemes were rarely identified as a 
      gap. Secondary findings indicate that increase recruitment diversity/recruit from 
      a more diverse applicant pool was rarely identified as a gap (6.0%, n = 12) and 
      rarely had an identified strategy for addressing the subtheme (9.0%, n = 18). 
      CONCLUSION: While HDs recognized many workforce gaps, HDs did not always propose 
      a strategy for addressing them within the WDP. Conversely, some WDPs proposed 
      strategies for subthemes that did not reflect recognized gaps. Such discrepancies 
      between identified gaps and strategies in WDPs may suggest areas where HDs could 
      use additional support and guidance.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
FAU - Yeager, Valerie A
AU  - Yeager VA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7650-9258
AD  - Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, 
      Indiana (Dr Yeager and Mss Burns and Gutta); Public Health Accreditation Board, 
      Alexandria, Virginia (Mx Lang and Ms Kronstadt); St. David's School of Nursing at 
      Texas State University, Round Rock, Texas (Dr Hughes); and Center for Public 
      Health Systems, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 
      Minnesota (Drs Kirkland and Leider and Mr Orr).
FAU - Burns, Ashlyn B
AU  - Burns AB
FAU - Lang, Britt
AU  - Lang B
FAU - Kronstadt, Jessica
AU  - Kronstadt J
FAU - Hughes, Monica J
AU  - Hughes MJ
FAU - Gutta, Jyotsna
AU  - Gutta J
FAU - Kirkland, Chelsey
AU  - Kirkland C
FAU - Orr, Jason
AU  - Orr J
FAU - Leider, Jonathon P
AU  - Leider JP
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20230830
PL  - United States
TA  - J Public Health Manag Pract
JT  - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
JID - 9505213
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Public Health
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Workforce
MH  - *Workplace
MH  - Social Planning
PMC - PMC10549878
COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2023/08/30 12:42
MHDA- 2023/08/30 12:43
PMCR- 2023/10/04
CRDT- 2023/08/30 09:03
PHST- 2023/08/30 12:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/30 12:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/30 09:03 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/10/04 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 00124784-202311000-00002 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001805 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Nov-Dec 01;29(6):762-774. doi: 
      10.1097/PHH.0000000000001805. Epub 2023 Aug 30.