
Public Health Leadership Series
How can public health professionals develop their leadership style to effectively communicate, build and lead strong teams, and make tough decisions to address modern day problems?
Course Information
- Audience: Public health leaders or aspiring leaders
- Format: Self-Paced
- Price: Free
- Length: 4.5 Hours
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hour is 1. Provider ID: 1131137 Event ID: 08122020. If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Policy Development and Program Planning Skills,
Communication Skills,
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills - Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials: Syllabus, course schedule, guide, power points
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Course
The aim of this 9-part Public Health Leadership series is to build skills to be an effective leader in the
field of public health. The series explores strengths-based leadership, personal and organizational
resilience, and skills for leading a team. Practical tools and approaches are shared for creating a culture of
feedback, navigating challenging conversations, strategic planning, and implementing and sustaining change.
What you'll learn
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Recognize leadership styles and be able to describe the benefits of strengths-based leadership to
promote personal and organizational resilience.
● Utilize skills in leading a team, including creating a culture of feedback and navigating
challenging conversations.
● Identify tools for leading an organization with decision making models, systems thinking and
strategic planning, and innovation initiatives.
Subject Matter Expert
Bob Wright,
Strategic Consultant, Facilitator, Executive Coach ,
Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership
Bob Wright is an organization development consultant, strategic planner and leadership coach committed to helping organizations clarify and realize their missions, and to encouraging employees to bring more of who they are to what they do. In addition to facilitating the signature Physician and Provider Executive Leadership Institute and Health Leadership Development programs at the Hanley Center, he supports Hanley clients in strategic planning and solving complex organizational challenges. Bob has designed and implemented organization and leadership development initiatives throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. He also works with health care systems, state and local governments, and non-profit organizations on quality management, organization culture development, work systems redesign, strategic and business planning, and community-building efforts. Among his clients are Boston College, Bose Corporation, Children and Families First, Christiana Care Health Services, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, the Delaware Healthcare Commission, The Economic Commission for Africa, The Maine Commission for Community Service, the National Institutes of Health, Nemours Health and Prevention Services, the Peace Corps, the Smithsonian Institution, the Student Conservation Association, the United Nations, and the YMCA. He annually facilitates the acclaimed Maine Association of Nonprofits Leadership Institute for Executive Directors. Bob has served on several nonprofit boards, holding numerous roles including board president. Bob holds a Masters degree in Management from the School for International Training, and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Intercultural Communication. He is trained in Gestalt Psychology, and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation.
Enrollment and Contact Hours
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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.