PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP
Gain knowledge and skills in public health leadership attributes and style, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and advocacy, and a framework for advancing population health improvement within and across organizations. Explore the theories and principles of leadership, leadership styles and practices, and the skills and knowledge needed to be a public health leader.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key attributes of successful leaders, across disciplines, working to address complex social problems. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the vision of public health leaders and leadership strategies that have motivated others for collaboration, decision-making and evaluation. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop a personal statement of core values and vision. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop essential leadership skills and utilize existing tools based on strengths and areas for growth. Audience: Graduate 5. Build competency in leading organizations to influence difficult social problems, including health related problems Audience: Graduate 6. Develop strategies for working across organizational boundaries, including in complex multi-sector partnerships, to advance population health improvement Audience: Graduate 7. Describe how effective interprofessional teams lead to improved team health outcomes Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key attributes of successful leaders, across disciplines, working to address complex social problems. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the vision of public health leaders and leadership strategies that have motivated others for collaboration, decision-making and evaluation. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop a personal statement of core values and vision. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop essential leadership skills and utilize existing tools based on strengths and areas for growth. Audience: Graduate 5. Build competency in leading organizations to influence difficult social problems, including health related problems Audience: Graduate 6. Develop strategies for working across organizational boundaries, including in complex multi-sector partnerships, to advance population health improvement Audience: Graduate 7. Describe how effective interprofessional teams lead to improved team health outcomes Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027