PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Introduction, Goals & Objectives
INTRODUCTION
Since 2012, the Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (LAPH) has brought together leaders from multiple sectors including health, housing, education, transportation, and law enforcement to build their own capacity to transform their communities, improve health, and advance equity.
Transforming communities through multi-sector leadership
Our approach to transforming communities into healthier environments emphasizes multi-sector leadership development. Our unique, evidence-based leadership development program offers an innovative approach to collaborating across sectors, co-designing with communities, and creating sustainable change.
Learn through an Applied Health Leadership Project
With LAPH, your group will develop high-performing teamwork and communication skills while working on an issue that is already a priority in your community through an applied health leadership project.
Learning opportunities throughout the year include:
An engaging leadership retreat
Web-based discussions
Coaching support from national experts
Peer networking
Increase your mastery of key leadership competencies
Fellows will receive training and support to increase their mastery of the following competencies:
Individual and team leadership principles
The ability to work effectively across sectors
Continuous quality improvement
Using data to plan, evaluate, and monitor
Systems and policy change
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
LAPH drives the adoption of evidence-based policies and practices into communities, better aligns community health resources, and ultimately improves health outcomes through sustainable policy and systems change.
Provides ongoing training and support to leaders who work across multiple sectors to address community health issues.
Improves the leadership team’s capacities to apply continuous quality improvement methodology to their work, measure progress of the projects, and document the impact of leadership development.
Builds and supports the development of a community of multi-sector leadership learners using online technology and social media tools that will contribute to community health improvement goals and influence policy change.