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>>> WHAT ARE GOVERNOR J.B.  

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PRITZKER'S PRIORITIES FOR THE  

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STATE? THAT CAN BE DETERMINED  

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BY LOOKING AT WHICH STATE  

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AGENCIES ARE GROWING. WE DUG  

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INTO AGENCY HEADCOUNTS. OF  

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THOSE THAT SAW IT DROP,  

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SURPRISINGLY IT WAS THE  

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC  

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HEALTH.   

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>> PANDEMIC WAS STRESSFUL AND 

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TURBULENT FOR MOST OF US, BUT  

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ESPECIALLY THOSE IN PUBLIC  

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HEALTH. CHICAGO'S PUBLIC HEALTH 

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 COMMISSIONER, DR. ALLISON  

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HARWOODY BECAME A HOUSEHOLD  

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NAME DURING THE PANDEMIC. LAST  

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MARCH, AFTER TWO MONTHS, EZIKE  

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STEPPED DOWN.  

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>> IT HAS BEEN THE HALLMARK OF  

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A LIFETIME!  

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>> Reporter: THIS IS PART OF  

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THE TREND, AS ANALYZED BY THE  

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA  

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DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER PUBLIC  

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HEALTH. 

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>>  I THINK THAT YOU ARE SEEING 

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A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING PUBLIC  

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HEALTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I  

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SUSPECT THAT THIS IS THE CASE  

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ELSEWHERE.  

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>> AND AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT,  

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WE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. OUR  

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COLLEAGUE JARED POURED OVER  

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DATA FROM THE OFFICE. HE FOUND 

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THAT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 

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DROPPED  BY 6 1/4% LAST YEAR  

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COMPARED WITH 2021. THE  

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DEPARTMENT, MEANWHILE, SAID  

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THAT HEADCOUNT OVER THE FISCAL  

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YEARS DROPPED NEARLY 2%.  

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>> WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO  

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SEE, YOU KNOW, TURNOVER,  

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ALTHOUGH TURNOVER HAS  

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DEFINITELY HAPPENED ACROSS THE  

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AGENCIES. MANY INDIVIDUALS  

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FOUND RETIREMENT OR PURSUED  

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OTHER CAREERS.  

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>> I DPH DIRECTOR KEEPS A  

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CONCERNED EYE ON STUDIES LIKE A 

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RECENT ONE THAT WAS PUBLISHED  

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SHOWING A NATIONAL EXODUS OF  

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STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH WORKERS, 

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PARTICULARLY THIS ONE. HE SAYS  

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IT IS A WORRISOME TREND, AND IF 

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IT KEEPS UP, NORTHERN ILLINOIS  

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IS NOT IMMUNE.   

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>>  I THINK WHERE WE STARTED  

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THIS CONVERSATION, THE TRAUMA,  

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THE LONG HOURS, THE BURNOUT,  

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THAT WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT 

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PROFESSION YOU'RE IN.  

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>> WHAT CAN PUBLIC HEALTH  

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AGENCIES DO?  

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>> WELL, IT IS NOT MAGIC.  

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PEOPLE OFTEN REACH OUT FOR  

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BETTER PAY. THERE ARE ALSO  

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.  

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>> AS WE MOVE FROM THE HOT HEAT 

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OF A PANDEMIC TO THIS LONG  

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SUMMER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO  

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RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK  

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THAT PUBLIC HEALTH DOES.   

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>> SOME OF THAT CAN BE TOUGH 

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BECAUSE OF THE RIGID HIRING  

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PROCESSES. BUT DR. TORRES SAYS  

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THEY ARE WORKING TO UPLIFT  

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CAREER WORKERS WELL ALSO 

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PARTNERING WITH COLLEGES AND  

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MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE  

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STUDENTS TO CONSIDER PUBLIC 

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HEALTH CAREERS.  

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>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS  

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THAT WE STARTED WITH WAS HIRING 

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THE AGENCY'S FIRST EVER  

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WORKFORCE DRAFTER, CHARGED WITH 

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CREATING A NEW PIPELINE FOR  

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STAFF HIRING, RETENTION AND 

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DEVELOPMENT.   

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>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR SAYS  

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YOU DON'T ENTER PUBLIC HEALTH  

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UNLESS YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT