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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