Workforce retention, recruitment, and development are strategic issues in healthcare. While a health center’s CEO and their staff manage workforce items on a day-to-day basis, a health center board should be aware of the workforce challenges and opportunities at the health center. This video module and companion article provides tips that a board can consider in partnership with the CEO to help address these items through board-level functions, including strategic planning, budget approval, policy approval, and other forms of oversight and board development. Boards may also find it helpful to share the associated document to deepen board discussion.
The accompanying document is available in English and Spanish.