Leading Public Health: A Competency Framework

Editor/Author Begun, James W. B
Publication Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $74.99
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $112.48
ISBN: 978-0-82-619906-5
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count: 4
Book Status: Available
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Leading Public Health is intended to equip current and aspiring public health leaders with the knowledge and competencies they need to mobilize people, organizations, and communities to successfully tackle tough public health challenges. Designed specifically for graduate students and practitioners of public health, the book highlights the aspects of leadership unique to this field.

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Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: The Call for Public Health Leadership
  • Preface
  • 1 Why Leadership? Why Now?
  • Past Successes, Future Opportunities
  • What Is Leadership?
  • The Time Is Now
  • Conclusion
  • 2 A Framework for Public Health Leadership
  • Approaches to Leadership
  • Our Framework
  • Existing Competency Models for Public Health Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • Part II: Preparing for Public Health Leadership
  • Preface
  • 3 Values and Traits of Public Health Leaders
  • Values Unify the Field
  • Legal and Ethical Foundations of Public Health
  • Values of Public Health Leaders
  • Traits of Public Health Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Knowledge for Public Health Leadership
  • Public Health Science
  • Understanding People
  • Understanding Complex Systems
  • Changing People, Organizations, and Communities
  • Conclusion
  • Part III: Competencies for Public Health Leadership
  • Preface
  • 5 Invigorate Bold(er) Pursuit of Population Health
  • Values and Traits
  • Knowledge
  • Five Competencies for Invigorating Bold(ER) Pursuit of Population Health
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Engage Diverse Others in Public Health Work
  • Nature of Collaboration
  • Values and Traits
  • Knowledge
  • Five Competencies for Engaging Diverse Others
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Effectively Wield Power to Increase the Influence and Impact of Public Health
  • Values and Traits
  • Knowledge
  • Five Competencies for Effectively Wielding Power
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Prepare for Surprise in Public Health Work
  • Values and Traits
  • Knowledge
  • Five Competencies for Preparing for Surprise
  • Conclusion
  • 9 Drive for Execution and Continuous Improvement in Public Health Programs and Organizations
  • Values and Traits
  • Knowledge
  • Five Competencies for Driving Execution and Continuous Improvement
  • Conclusion
  • Part IV: Sustaining Public Health Leadership
  • Preface
  • 10 Lifelong Leadership Development
  • Leadership as a Lifelong Endeavor
  • Understanding Oneself
  • Planning for Development
  • The Development Process
  • Sustaining a Life of Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • References