Description:
Public health personnel in rural areas confront unique challenges working to improve population health and reduce disparities in what are often very remote communities with limited resources. Substantial turnover of local health department (LHD) staff and leadership occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing serious concern about current and future workforce needs and capacity challenges. This nationally focused study investigated the unique workforce challenges, training needs, and assets that exist among local public health workers in rural vs. urban communities, including the impact of COVID-19 on staff responsibilities, workforce engagement, burnout, resilience, and turnover risk.
Publication under review.
Lead Researcher: Davis Patterson, PhD
Contact Info: davisp@uw.edu
Funder:
HRSA: HWRC Allied Health
Status:
Complete
Links/Documents:
Infographic courtesy deBaumont
Publications/Presentations
| Authors |
Title |
Type |
Date |
Documents/Media |
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, training needs, and turnover among rural compared with urban local public health practitioners: 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey |
PUBLICATION |
05-17-2023 |
Article
Editorial
Infographic |
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, training needs, and turnover risk for the rural local public health workforce: Findings from the public health workforce interest and needs survey |
PRESENTATION |
11-14-2023 |
Media
|
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG |
Health equity and rural public health workforce competencies: Training needs identified from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey |
PRESENTATION |
10-11-2023 |
|
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B |
PH WINS for the Future: Understanding the Strengths and Needs of Rural Public Health |
PRESENTATION |
01-23-2023 |
Media
|
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, Training Needs, and Turnover Risk for the Rural Local Public Health Workforce: Findings from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey |
PRESENTATION |
04-12-2023 |
|
| Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG |
Comparing rural and urban local public health workforce skills, training needs, and turnover risk |
PRESENTATION |
05-04-2023 |
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