Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #109410

John Newhouse, EdD, MS¹, David B. White, PhD, MPH¹, and Jörg Westermann Westermann, PhD, MA². (1) Health Services, Saint Joseph's University, 5600 City Ave., Post Hall - 115, Philadelphia, PA 19131, 610-660-1578, jnewhous@sju.edu, (2) College of Public Health, University of Iowa, WL 5202, Iowa City, IA 52242

Based upon several years of development and research, this paper presents the findings of a model designed for public health managers' leadership competencies. Initial work on this project was presented at the 2004 meeting in Washginton DC. Over the past twelve months substantive development and content focus has occurred based upon a quantitative study of members of APHA's Health Administration interest section. This reserach supports the 2004 core competency model, but it extends this material making it ideal for public health managers to use in the development of both emerging leadership skills, as well as the on-going professional enrichment of existing leadership practices. Given the constantly changing challenges of public health practice and the need for evidence-based management and practice, this model provides a new conceptual paradigm for leaders in the field. The program will: 1. offer participants a concise yet comprehensive public health leadership development model; 2. present research data which warrants this model; 3. offer the justification for the selected content and information; and 4. suggests application strategies for a variety of public health issues and settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn a concise yet comprehensive public health leadership development model.
• Participants will become aware of the research data that warrants this model.
• Participants will understand tthe justification of the selected content and information.
• Participants will assess a variety of application strategies for public health issues and settings.

Keywords: Management, Leadership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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