Public Health Leadership Institute
Year: 2020 | Competency/Strategic Skill: Leadership and Systems Thinking | Priority Topic: N/A | Setting: In-Person | Format: Live | Sponsor: Emory University/Central Office
Overview:
This is an 8-month online and in-person program. Participants must apply to participate.
The Region IV Public Health Training Center has partnered with the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia to offer the Region IV Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI). The PHLI provides training for individuals from across the eight states that comprise HHS Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). There is no fee to participate.
The PHLI is an 8-month experience providing 40 contact hours of interaction. The Institute consists of a virtual orientation, one in-person 3-day retreat, and 6 virtual sessions, lasting 1½ hours each. In addition to these sessions, participants will be asked to complete approximately 2 hours of intersession work between the virtual sessions.
By the end of the Institute, participants will be able to:
- Identify personal leadership strengths
- Address a leadership challenge through a self-directed adaptive approach
- Engage in peer consulting with Region IV colleagues
- Apply leadership competencies in the context of public health