Public health needs strong leadership. We need leaders who know themselves; have a clear sense of priority and purpose; and are prepared to lead change in their organizations, promote community building, and strengthen the field of public health. Public health leadership training programs have blossomed since 1991; however, there is a dearth of evaluation data about the impact of public health leadership training.
The CDC/UC Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI), a year-long, national leadership training program, was managed from 1991-00 by the Center for Health Leadership & Practice of the Public Health Institute, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through a cooperative agreement with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health. The Institute graduated over 500 senior leaders from local, state, and federal public health agencies, public health academia, the health systems and national health organizations. These leaders have had a far-reaching, positive impact on public health practice. This session presents a paper on the CDC/UC PHLI Retrospective Evaluation (1991-1999). The session examines the Institute’s strong impacts on participants, their organizations and communities, and the field of public health, as well as the evaluation methodology employed.
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Learning Objectives: Session participants will: 1. Understand the impact of a year-long, national public health leadership training program on partcipants' skills and effectiveness as leaders 2. Learn about methodology for conducting a retrospective evaluation of a leadership training program
Keywords: Leadership, Evaluation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
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