Welcome to the Public Health Workforce Planning Guide! This planning guide will help you design and implement a workforce planning process tailored to your needs and resources.
The focus of the Planning Guide is on creating a strong workforce plan that will guide implementation. Strategic workforce planning encompasses capacity (recruitment, hiring, and retention), competency (training and development), and well-being.
The ultimate goal of workforce planning is to maintain a highly skilled, diverse, and interdisciplinary workforce that can take on the complex challenges public health departments face. A multidisciplinary workforce tailored to the specific needs of the community is crucial for addressing population health issues, responding to public health emergencies, and reducing health disparities.