228029 What you need to know about consulting in Public Health: Public Health Director Yesterday, Independent Consultant Today

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Vonna J. Henry, MPH , Vonna Henry, Coon Rapids, MN
     
When you find yourself out of a job after years working in the Public Health governmental system – how do you start, what do you do, who do you talk to? This session will take you through some essential first steps when moving from the position of employee to independent consultant. This session will be presented by someone who had been a Public Health Director for 23 years and has been developing a consulting business this year.

Learning Areas:
Public health administration or related administration

Learning Objectives:
Explain the process of building a consulting business Identify important strategies to assure both organizations and consultants achieve measurable outcomes Describe essential steps in creating a consulting business

Keywords: Contracting, Leadership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been developing a consulting business for the past year and will be sharing lessons learned.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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