Description
Events like 9/11, healthcare reform, and severe budget deficits have drastically transformed the business of public health and fueled the demand for more leadership skills to address these changes. Join us for a special Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute webinar with Louis Rowitz, PhD, who will explore the principles of leadership, especially in relationship to preparedness, and how they can be applied in the public health setting.
Dr. Rowitz will discuss the latest edition of his classic book, Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles Into Practice, which features extensive coverage of the leadership skills and tools needed to manage public health emergencies. It also offers a closer look at building infrastructure, using accreditation standards, and developing global public health leaders. The moderator, Ray M. (Bud) Nicola, MD, MHSA, FACPM, will also provide additional insights for those interested in applying for the Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize differences in crisis and traditional leadership
- Identify the key principles of systems thinking
- Understand how different leadership styles impact organizational effectiveness
- Identify the new leadership pyramid
Intended Audience
Public health practitioners interested in NWCPHP's Leadership Institute; Former NWCPHP Leadership Institute scholars; Public health professionals interested in leadership topics
Presenter
Professor Emeritus Louis Rowitz, PhD, has built a unique career in public health academia via public health practice issues and initiatives. Recently retired, he has served as Director, Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute University of Illinois at Chicago and the School's Deputy Director of its Center for Public Health Practice since it began. Dr. Rowitz has published two texts on leadership in public health based upon his experience in developing the institutes. The first is Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles Into Practice (3rd edition), now the premier text in leadership courses and institutes across the country. In 2005, he published Public Health in the 21st Century: The Prepared Leader.
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