2000
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.8.1202
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Competency development in public health leadership

Abstract: The professional development of public health leaders requires competency-based instruction to increase their ability to address complex and changing demands for critical services. This article reviews the development of the Leadership Competency Framework by the National Public Health Leadership Development Network and discusses its significance. After reviewing pertinent literature and existing practice-based competency frameworks, network members developed the framework through sequential use of workgroup a… Show more

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“…Public health curricula should be designed to enhance leadership competencies and facilitate performance in public health practice ( 17 ), specifically in the border region that faces unique public health challenges as evident in the epidemiological surveillance data. Leadership and professional development in public health and other areas of health services requires reinforcement of corresponding competencies with continued education ( 17 ). The LaB’s curriculum is centered on a set of themes that tackle health priorities of the U.S./Mexico border.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Public health curricula should be designed to enhance leadership competencies and facilitate performance in public health practice ( 17 ), specifically in the border region that faces unique public health challenges as evident in the epidemiological surveillance data. Leadership and professional development in public health and other areas of health services requires reinforcement of corresponding competencies with continued education ( 17 ). The LaB’s curriculum is centered on a set of themes that tackle health priorities of the U.S./Mexico border.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…15 Public health leaders must have transformational, legislation and political, transorganizational, and team/group competencies to address the complex and changing demands of public health services. 24 Further, effective leaders must have the ability to apply scientific knowledge to public health problems. 25 Training that fosters leadership competencies while providing education and encouragement represents a promising strategy to promote effective leadership.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The leadership module includes interactive and participatory sessions on leadership, management, and communication to enhance self-awareness and self-efficacy 23 and organizational management sessions to support participants’ abilities to maneuver institutional, political, and cultural environments (Table 1). 24 …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over the past 12 years, HWLI has provided coaching and training activities designed for health improvement initiatives to 83 community collaborations (Emery, Hubbell, & Miles-Polka, 2011). Initially designed with a focus on building skills around professional public health competencies (Wright et al, 2000), HWLI staff have engaged in continuous quality improvement processes, regularly refining the curriculum and adapting it considerably over time. Most notably, the program has shifted from a more traditional public health core competency-based curriculum, to one that supports participants in power-building partnerships with those most affected by inequities to individually and collectively influence decision-making structures in their community.…”
Section: Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institutementioning
confidence: 99%