“Pandemic: The Intersection of HR and Health”

Casie Stoughton, MPH RN

Director of Public Health

Amarillo Public Health

The past 18 months has been a whirlwind of change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While public health was pushed to the front lines, working a situation larger than ever before, many found themselves in a similar situation. Overnight, HR professionals shifted into high gear serving as a lighthouse for their organizations during this storm. We will discuss how this intersection between public health and human resources played a critical role during a time of uncertainty.

BIO

Casie Stoughton has served as the Director of Public Health for Amarillo Public Health/Amarillo Area Public Health District for six years. She has been with the department for 17 years working in immunizations, TB control and epidemiology. Ms. Stoughton completed her bachelor’s degree in Nursing in 2004 at West Texas A&M University and Master’s degree in Public Health in 2015 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Ms. Stoughton developed a passion for heath care while working in a mission hospital in Honduras for eight months in 2001; public health was a natural extension of this work.