The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

3019.0: Monday, November 11, 2002 - 9:10 AM

Abstract #48980

Future of collaborative leadership as an essential component of public health

Jeffrey Lynn Wilson, Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Department of Health, 1500 East Main Street, Suite 214, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 786-5544, jlwilson@vdh.state.va.us

Turning Point’s Leadership Development National Excellence Collaborative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2000 for four years, is a multi-state collaborative whose mission is to “increase collaborative leadership capacity across sectors and at all levels.” The collaborative, comprised of representatives from seven Turning Point states and national partners, after carrying out research in collaborative leadership and developing products for use in enhancing collaborative leadership, is challenged by questions of how to incorporate collaborative leadership skills and practices within public health activities. The Leadership Development Collaborative, in defining future work, has posed challenging questions. These include: what is the environment that supports and sustains collaborative leadership in local and state public health systems; does collaborative leadership differ in local, state and national public health; how is collaborative leadership incorporated in the curricula of schools of public health; how can the work thus far of the collaborative be used and incorporated in systems to improve community health? APHA participants will be called upon to discuss these questions.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to

    Keywords: Collaboration, Leadership

    Presenting author's disclosure statement:
    I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

    "Turning Point- 2002" to "Collaborative Leadership- An essential Component of Public Health."

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