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If you are laid off tomorrow: a practical and soulful guide
How to reclaim your rest and strength after a layoff or RIF to build the life you actually want
 • Dr. Katie Schenk
The Retirement Party I Never Had - Reflections on Loss and Identity from a Global Health Professional
A global health professional reflects on the grief and moral injury of losing a career path, watching institutions dismantled, and finding a new path…
 • Dr. Katie Schenk and Rachel Cintron
The Infrastructure of Exclusion in Public Health: Everything is Accessibility
An experienced public health professional reckons with disability, exclusion, and the workers who pay the price when disability is treated as an…
 • Dr. Katie Schenk
It Has Been Zero Days Since Someone Cried in My Office (and one of those someones was me)
A public health professional traces the lingering moral injury shaped by preventable harm, institutional betrayal, and the erosion of trust.
 • Dr. Katie Schenk and Lisa Brodsky
It’s All About the People: Leadership in Public Health
A former senior leader at CDC reflects on leadership and rebuilding public health
 • Dr. Katie Schenk

May 2026

Service, Trust, and the People Inside Public Health: A Memorial Day reflection on public health, military service, and institutional trust
On Memorial Day, I reflect on the intersection between military service and public health service through the words of those who have served.
 • Dr. Katie Schenk
Moral Injury in Federal Health: A Physician’s Reasons for Resignation
A physician reflects on a career in military and federal service, culminating in her resignation from the FDA following escalating institutional strain…
 • Dr. Katie Schenk and Karen Vogt
Why I Left the NIH: On Science, Integrity, and Political Interference
A senior NIH official resigns after decades of service, citing political influence over funding decisions and a loss of institutional integrity.
 • Dr. Katie Schenk and Jennifer Troyer
How to Get the Most Out of This Newsletter: Inside TPHWINO
A guide to using The Public Health Workforce is Not OK newsletter, engaging with the community, and participating in storytelling, support, and action.
 • Dr. Katie Schenk

April 2026

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