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Succession Planning in State Health Agencies in the United States: A Brief Report
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2018 Sep/Oct
Source: J Public Health Manag Pract. 24(5):473-478
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Alternative Title:J Public Health Manag Pract
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Description:Objective:
Approximately 25% of the public health workforce plans to retire by 2020. Succession planning is a core capability of the governmental public health enterprise; however, limited data are available regarding these efforts in state health agencies (SHAs).
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We analyzed 2016 Workforce Gaps Survey data regarding succession planning in SHAs using the US Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM’s) succession planning model, including 6 domains and 27 activities. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all 41 responding SHAs.
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On average, SHAs self-reported adequately addressing 11 of 27 succession planning activities, with 93% of SHAs adequately addressing 1 or more activities and 61% adequately addressing 1 or more activities in each domain.
Conclusions:
The majority of OPM-recommended succession planning activities are not being addressed, and limited succession planning occurs across SHAs. Greater activity in the OPM-identified succession planning domains may help SHAs contend with significant turnover and better preserve institutional knowledge.
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Pubmed ID:29112036
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6944185
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