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Public Health Pronto: Module 8.2

Public Health Pronto: Module 8.2

Leadership & Systems Thinking Skills

Module 8.2: 5 Learning Opportunities

This module builds on what we learned about this competency by introducing you to 5 learning opportunities from the MCH Navigator catalog.

Click below to: Learn more with our 5 learning opportunities, Comment on this module's trainings, and Interact with other MCH professionals who are also taking the Public Health Pronto program.

LEARN

These 5 learning opportunities represent some of the most relevant and/or recent online trainings in the field and have been chosen based on their ease of access, focus, brevity, and their integration with principles necessary to advance the transformation of the MCH Block Grant. Trainings have been identified by MCH Navigator staff and further vetted by a group of MCH experts in the states and in academic settings.

  1. Adaptive Leadership: A Model for Meeting the Most Difficult Challenges. Year Developed: 2011. Source: Maternal & Child Health Public Health Leadership Institute. Presenter(s): David Steffen, PhD, Claudia Fernandez, PhD. Type: Slide Presentation. Level: Introductory. Length: 24 minutes.
  2. Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills: What is Strategic Planning and How Do I Prepare?. Year Developed: 2014. Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Online Course. Level:Intermediate. Length: 26 minutes.
  3. Leadership and Advocacy: Trends and Challenges in Maternal and Child Health. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Michael Fraser, PhD. Type: Video Lecture. Level: Introductory. Length: Self-paced. 
  4. Systems Thinking for Maternal and Child Health: Applications in Practice. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Online Course. Level: Introductory. Length: Self-paced.
  5. Maternal and Child Health Course Bundle: Leadership. Year Developed: 2012. Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Maternal and Child Health Leadership and Policy Education Program and the South Central Public Health Training Center. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Online Course. Level: Introductory. Length: Self-paced. 

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INTERACT

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  • I watched the presentation on adaptive leadership (#1) and loved the description of adaptive learning. I think this will be important for all of the team work I do in my fellowship.
Leadership
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.