Public Health Workforce Development Resources
Implementing Strategies from the Blueprint for Innovative Public Health Workforce Development
Experts from the Colorado Public Health Workforce Collaborative have introduced new tools and resources to support public health workforce development efforts in Colorado. The resources are designed to address workforce gaps and needs across four focus areas including recruitment, career and educational pathways, retention, and workforce data.

A Blueprint for Restoring Colorado’s Public Health Workforce
These resources are developed from strategies identified in RESTORE: The Colorado Blueprint for Innovative Public Health Workforce Development. They are available to support public health organizations as they engage in workforce planning, development, and growth with a focus on fostering equity, inclusion, well-being, and longevity in the workplace.

Career Pathway Resources
Updated Public Health Career Pathway on My Colorado Journey
The Public Health Career Pathways on My Colorado Journey encourage career exploration in public health and connect job seekers and students to careers, education planning, and support resources through a guided process.
Subject matter experts and state and local professionals from the Workforce Collaborative, Trailhead Institute, Colorado Community College System, Innovate + Educate, and Colorado Workforce Development Council updated the Public Health Career Pathways in 2024 to provide information on position salaries, job openings, career growth, education, and training programs in public health, environmental health, and administration.

Retention Resources
New Retention Toolkit Available
A new retention repository offers articles, toolkits, and multimedia resources on equity, inclusion, workplace well-being, and impact. The retention toolkit is designed to support those who are from underrepresented populations, early careerists in public health, and public health organizations to develop workplaces that promote inclusivity and belonging.


Data Resources
The Workforce Collaborative’s data workgroup is supporting workforce gaps and needs assessment efforts in Colorado with attention to increasing response among small and rural public health agencies for the de Beaumont Foundation’s forthcoming PH WINS survey.
2023 Colorado Public Health Workforce Gaps and Needs Assessment
This report from the Colorado Public Health Workforce Gaps and Needs Assessment team shares findings from two new primary data collection efforts completed to understand the needs of Colorado’s public health workforce to inform future workforce development efforts. It compares Colorado data to national statistics from the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS).
The Colorado Public Health Workforce Gaps and Needs Assessment team is a partnership between the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)’s Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships (OPHP); the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials (CALPHO); Trailhead Institute; and the Colorado Health Institute (CHI).
To learn more about data workgroup initiatives, contact us at workforce@trailhead.institute.