We must practice what we preach: a framework to promote well-being and sustainable performance in the public health workforce in the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with efforts to address systemic racism and social injustice, has required the public health workforce to mobilize an unprecedented and extensive frontline response while simultaneously delivering core services and addressing natural disasters and other emergent threats....

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Published in:Journal of public health policy 2022-03, Vol.43 (1), p.140-148
Main Author: Jackson Preston, Portia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Equality and Human Rights
Health care
Health Personnel
Health problems
Health research
Health Workforce
Humans
Medical personnel
Medical Sociology
Mental health
Mental health services
Natural disasters
Pandemics
Public Health
Racism
Resilience
SARS-CoV-2
Social Justice
Social Policy
Social Sciences
Sociology
Stress
Sustainability
Systemic racism
Trauma
Traumatic stress
United States - epidemiology
Vicarious trauma
Viewpoint
Well being
Workforce
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic, along with efforts to address systemic racism and social injustice, has required the public health workforce to mobilize an unprecedented and extensive frontline response while simultaneously delivering core services and addressing natural disasters and other emergent threats. Research conducted among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic indicates an increase in anxiety, depression, and burnout, but mental health effects of the pandemic on the public health workforce are less well understood. Left unaddressed, secondary traumatic stress resulting from exposure to the trauma of those we serve, as well as burnout stemming from work-related factors, may hinder our ability to fulfill our mission to serve the population at large. This Viewpoint provides a framework for shifting our culture to prioritize the well-being and sustainable performance of the public health workforce to foster resilience and mitigate stressors.
ISSN:0197-5897
1745-655X
DOI:10.1057/s41271-021-00335-5