Public health leadership education in North America

Abstract

Public health leadership is one of the priority disciplines public health professionals need to learn well if they are to deal with demanding public health issues effectively and efficiently. This article looks at the trends in public health leadership education by reviewing the literature and using the Internet to explore the public health leadership programs offered in various parts of the world, and suggests several principles to be taken into account for the development of public health leadership education in the future. A variety of educational programs in public health leadership are classified into several types in terms of their formats: degree programs offered by schools of public health or other programs of public health, those offered in partnership with public health agencies, and so on. All of these programs have important implications for the overall effectiveness of public health leadership education. For public health leadership education to be effective, the partnership between academia and public health agencies is vitally important. Programs should provide opportunities to learn on the basis of practical public health experience, a commitment to lifelong learning, flexibility in design, and recognition of the diverse needs of individuals and communities. The application of distance learning methods is one of the options to make this possible. Keywords: public health leadership, public health professionals, school of public health The need for leadership in the public health arena Very recently, swine influenza has become a public health threat all over the world. The virus, thought to originate from Mexico, first spread within a short period of time around North America. The press reported information about the cases caused by this virus almost every day. Images in which many people with masks on their faces were walking in the streets of Mexico were seen on television news. Medical officers

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