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Navajo County awards public-health workforce development contract to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors
Summary
The Board approved awarding contract B24-10-031 to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors to create a competency-based workforce development plan for the Navajo County Public Health Services District; staff said roughly 80% of the contract is grant-funded.
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved awarding contract B24-10-031 to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors to deliver a competency-based workforce development plan for the Navajo County Public Health Services District.
Public Health staff said the work will include succession planning and competency alignment to prepare for an anticipated wave of retirements: staff reported that in the next three years roughly 25% of the public-health workforce will be eligible for retirement and that more than 40% could be eligible within six years. The proposed contract is expected to be about 80% grant-funded.
Nut graf: The plan aims to preserve institutional knowledge and strengthen workforce capacity for emergency response, routine services and public-health programs by aligning job competencies, training and succession plans.
The board approved the award by voice vote during the meeting; no oppositions were recorded in the minutes. Staff will return with contract execution paperwork and a timeline for delivery.
Ending: Public Health leadership said the resulting plan will inform hiring, training budgets and grant requests to sustain core public-health functions across the county.
