Description
While academic programs prepare public health graduates for the technical challenges of practice, many professionals new to the field also need training in the cross-cutting strategic skills required for successful leadership and management of health agencies. Successful practitioners blend subject matter expertise with administrative and leadership acumen to ensure that improvements in public health reach the communities they serve.Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals offers a dynamic guide for implementing and developing leadership, management, and advocacy skills to transform public health work across disease-focused services toward integrated population health initiatives. Authored by key leaders in public health, this professional primer defines the nine essential strategic skills for effective public health practice across public health specialties:· Systems and Strategic Thinking· Change Management· Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion· Effective Communication· Resource Management· Data-Based Decision-Making· Policy Engagement· Community Engagement· Cross-Sectoral PartnershipsBuilding Strategic Skills for Better Health equips professionals at all levels with the workforce-readiness tools and knowledge needed to thrive in today's public health agencies.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Strategic Skills FrameworkMichael R. Fraser and Brian C. CastrucciChapter 1: What PH WINS Tells Us About the Interests, Needs, and Satisfaction of the Public Health WorkforceKatie Sellers, Moriah Robins, and Kyle BogaertChapter 2: Vision, Mission, Strategy, and Culture as Core Concepts of Public Health PracticeMichael R. FraserChapter 3: Systems Thinking for Public Health ProfessionalsJane Branscomb with James E. Dills, Glenn Landers, Karen J. Minyard, and Kristen Hassmiller LichChapter 4: Change Leadership: The Opportunity for a Renewed Public Health VisionChristina R. Welter, Kris Risley, Cynthia D. Lamberth, Jeannine Herrick, and Steve OrtonChapter 5: Leading Change at the Team and Organizational LevelsJeannine Herrick, Christina R. Welter, and Steve OrtonChapter 6: Leading with a Health Equity LensJewel MullenChapter 7: Effective CommunicationRenata Schiavo and Mayela AranaChapter 8: Managing and Leading in a Public Health 3.0 EraMichael R. FraserChapter 9: Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills for Public Health PracticeMichael R. FraserChapter 10: Purpose, Passion, and the Public's Health: A Brief Guide to Employee Motivation and Engagement for Public Health Leaders and ManagersAmber Williams, Michael R. Fraser, and Robin MatthiesChapter 11: Using Data to Guide Public Health Action and Societal ChangeCatherine C. SlempChapter 12: Strategic Resource ManagementEdward M. CahillChapter 13: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Public Health: Leveraging the Power of Diverse Teams to Optimize the Public's HealthMichael R. FraserChapter 14: Growing Strategic Skills to Support Innovation in Governmental Public HealthJessica Fisher, Reena Chudgar, and Grace CastilloChapter 15: Overview: Moving from Programs to Policies: The Public Health Professional as AdvocateEdward L. Hunter and Grace CastilloChapter 16: Policy Development and Engagement: Turning Evidence into ActionKatrina Forrest and Shelley HearneChapter 17: Evidence-Based Policy Making and Public Health PracticeMarcus Plescia and Ross C. BrownsonChapter 18: Public Health Informatics, Big Data, Advanced Analytics, and Emerging TechnologyWilliam J. KasslerChapter 19: Public Health's Essential Ingredient: Inclusive Community EngagementManal J. Aboelata and Sheila B. SavannahChapter 20: An Advocacy Primer for Public Health PracticeCarolyn Mullen and Laura HanenAfterword: Leading Public Health: A Look AheadMarissa J. Levine
