Understanding the size and composition of the state and local governmental public health workforce in the United States is critical for promoting and protecting the health of the public. Using ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a periodic series of Health Affairs Blog posts on health workforce issues by Edward Salsberg. Mr. Salsberg has spent over 30 years studying the health workforce, ...

Pentagon leaders cut their department’s workforce by more than 10 percent with little regard for the effects—and still has no plans to assess them, according to a congressional watchdog report ...

The majority of health systems have likely engaged in workforce planning, alignment strategy development, or both in the last few years. But how many have conducted these two processes simultaneously?

Workforce planning is about strategically preparing for potential skill gaps you may have in the future, whether from internal promotions, retirements or turnover. The key to doing this successfully ...