Establishing a fair & effective process for the selection of leadership program candidates
Rebecca E. Baron, NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness at UMDNJ-School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, P.O. Box 2688, 335 George Street, Room 3700, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, 732-235-9094, baronre@umdnj.edu
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to
- Create a candidate selection process that will build a cohesive and motivated class of public health leaders ready to respond to public health challenges.
- Design and employ a virtual community that is a realistic simulation of a public health agency service area as a platform for training emerging public health leaders.
- Develop robust and comprehensive case studies that provide a framework for exploring complex leadership situations during public health emergencies.
- Recognize steps to conducting a systematic short-term and long-term evaluation with both process and outcomes measures.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Any relevant financial relationships? No
Developing a State-based Public Health Leadership Training Program For Emergency Response
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA