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Management and Public Health Leadership. Year Developed: 2020. Source: North Dakota Public Health Training Network. Presenter(s): Terry L. Dwelle, M.D. (President of North Dakota Public Health Training Network). Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 34 minutes.
Annotation: This video discusses the basic principles of public health management. This includes what public health management is, main functions of public health management, as well as the skills required to be a good manager and leader.
Learning Objectives: • Define public health management. • Summarize the functions of a management role. • Discuss the skills and roles of a manager.
Change Management Training Spotlight. Year Developed: 2016. Source: MCH Navigator. Presenter(s): Jolene Bertness, MEd, CHES; Olivia Pickett, MA, MLS; John Richards, MA, AITP. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Introductory Intermediate Advanced. Length: Series, various lengths.
Annotation: This training spotlight, developed by the MCH Navigator, provides links to selected trainings and related tools on the topics of change management, as organized by five competencies. It addresses a priority focus of the National MCH Workforce Development Center. This Spotlight provides links to selected trainings and related tools on key topics identified by the National MCH Workforce Development Center, including: (1) understanding transformation and change; (2) collaborating; (3) thinking critically and innovating across systems; (4) sustaining effort; and (5) learning as an organization and developing new leaders for new roles in a transformed system.
Business Planning for Public Health Programs. Year Developed: 2011. Source: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Presenter(s): Stephen Orton, PhD. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Introductory. Length: 45 minutes.
Annotation: This 45-minute module will help you understand the basics of business planning and determine if writing a business plan is appropriate for your public health program.
Learning Objectives: • Describe the parts of a business plan. • Explain how business planning can be helpful for a public health agency or non-profit organization. • Describe the function of business planning. Identify when it is appropriate to do a business plan.
Special Instructions: To access this course, you first need to create an account.
Continuing Education: 1 CNE Contact Hour
The Core Elements of Project Management in Public Health. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Andrew Rucks, PhD. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Introductory. Length: Self-paced.
Annotation: The purpose of this course is to distinguish the difference between a mentor and a coach and how to shape these relationships. A discussion of the utilization of learning contracts to help in this process is also discussed. Exercises are included to help the learner understand how to use a learning contract and how to choose a mentor or a coach.
Learning Objectives: • Be aware of the key processes of project management. • Be able to define the scope of a project. • Differentiate between project tasks and milestones. • Define elementary project timelines. • Be aware of the complexity of scheduling projects. • Be able to understand the essential requirement of monitoring project progress.
Special Instructions: Registration is required.
Continuing Education: 2.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing The Core Elements of Project Management in Public Health
Managing and Motivating Effective Public Health Performance. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): W. Jack Duncan, PhD. Type: Video Course. Level: Intermediate. Length: 420 minutes.
Annotation: This learning opportunity is divided into four video modules, and includes PowerPoint handouts as well as a quiz to complete. In the first module, the presenter defines management and the tasks, skills and roles of managers. Module 2 describes the “Mystical Reality of Leadership”: focusing on the four managerial cultures and the evolving views on leadership overtime. Dr. Duncan continues this lecture in Module 3, focusing on different aspects of authority and the leadership triad: knowledge, power and trust. Module 4 concludes with various theories of motivation.
Learning Objectives: Module I - What Management is and What Managers Do: • Define what is meant by the term “management”. • Discuss what is meant by the process or functional approach to management. • Discuss what is meant by the “universality of management functions”. • Discuss what is meant by the “transferability of management skills”. • Describe how the skills required of managers changes as one moves up the organizational hierarchy. • Discuss an approach to management that is based on the roles managers perform. • Describe four “myths” of management. Module II - The Mystical Reality of Leadership: • Provide a definition of leadership. • Discuss the trait and situational views of leadership. • Describe why leadership is so critical to effective change management. • Discuss the differences between leadership and management. • Illustrate the essential aspects of the language of leadership. Module III - The Mystical Reality of Leadership II: • Describe the trust cycle in leadership. • Define authority, power, accountability, and responsibility. • Explain why it is important for authority, power, accountability, and responsibility to be equal. • Describe the formal theory of authority. • Describe the acceptance theory of authority. Module IV - Theories of Motivation: • Compare the needs theories of Maslow, Alderfer, and McClelland. • Discuss the Two-Factor theory of motivation and explain why it involves job enrichment. • Differentiate between horizontal and vertical loading in job enrichment. • Describe why equity is important in considering human motivation. • Discuss Operant Conditioning as a theory of motivation. • Compare and contrast continuous and partial reinforcement schedules.
Special Instructions: Registration is required.
Continuing Education: 7.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 7.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Managing and Motivating Effective Public Health Performance
Leadership, Strategic Planning and Systems Approaches. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Peter M. Ginter, PhD. Type: Video Course. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: 600 minutes.
Annotation: This course is organized into seven modules around focused strategic planning. Module 1 includes video overviews of descriptions and steps involved in focused strategic thinking (FST), planning, management, and perspectives. The instructor notes that change is inevitable and necessary to further an organization, brainstorming is crucial to develop new ideas, and focus is crucial throughout the entire process. Module 2 discusses leadership and its relation to FST using a lecture by Dr. Jack Duncan on “The Mystical Reality of Leadership”, and includes an interview with Fay Boozman and Donald E Williamson. Session 3 concentrates on the specific process of strategic planning. In section 4, the instructor focuses on what the organization should and can do, the external factors and internal resources and the existing competencies of an organization to accomplish their goals. Module 5 discusses setting the organization’s mission, visions and values in order to form direction towards success. Module 6 focuses on developing strategies to set goals, while part 7 helps the learner brainstorm activities in order to achieve that goal. Handouts of the modules are available for use as well as a quiz.
Learning Objectives: • Have an awareness of the strategic development process. • Be able to define internal and external analysis. • Be able to differentiate between strategic and long-range planning. • Understand what SWOTS are and how to use them in planning. • Have an understanding of the role of strategic management. • Be able to differentiate between mission statements and vision statements.
Special Instructions: Registration is required.
Continuing Education: 10.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 10.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Leadership, Strategic Planning and Systems Approaches
Advanced Leadership and Practice (Part 1). Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Peter M. Ginter, PhD. Type: Online Course. Level: Advanced. Length: Self-paced.
Annotation: Dramatic change will occur in public health and health care in the next decade. This course, the first of a 2-part series, provides public health practitioners and other health care providers with the leadership skills necessary to work effectively in the change environment at a community, state or regional level. These leadership skills are essential for designing and advocating for programs and policies necessary to promote health.
Learning Objectives: • Discuss the nature and role of leadership. • Discuss the difference between leadership and management. • Discuss the relationship of leadership and personality. • Discuss the importance of and how leaders use systems thinking. • Learn how to organize and assess qualitative decisions. • Discuss the importance of and how to set direction for an organization. • Discuss the importance of and how to create an organizational culture. • Understand your personal leadership philosophy.
Special Instructions: Registration is required.
Continuing Education: 6.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 6.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Advanced Leadership and Practice