Public Health Leadership : Putting Principles into Practice

by Rowitz, Louis, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780834207387
• ISBN10: 0834207389
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub

Summary

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago. Serves as a 'how-to' guide for public health leaders. Case studies in each section illustrate the practical applications of the principles discussed. Includes leadership exercises and discussion questions.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
PART I---LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES	1	(82)
The Basics of Leadership	3	(13)
Definition of Leadership	4	(1)
Public Health Leadership Principles	5	(8)
Summary	13	(1)
Discussion Questions	14	(2)
Course Expectations	14	(2)
Leadership Styles and Practices	16	(17)
Leadership Styles	16	(6)
Leadership Traits	22	(3)
Summary	25	(1)
Discussion Questions	26	(7)
Authoritarian and Democratic Leadership Styles	26	(1)
An Exercise in Creativity	27	(1)
Inner World to the Future: Leaders' Perspective on the Future	27	(6)
The Systems Approach to Organizational Change	33	(13)
Values Clarification	34	(3)
Mission and Vision	37	(2)
Goals and Objectives	39	(1)
The Action Plan	39	(2)
Implementation	41	(1)
Evaluation	41	(1)
Summary	42	(1)
Discussion Questions	42	(4)
Shared Values Team Assignment	43	(1)
The Vision Thing	44	(2)
The Five Levels of Leadership	46	(37)
Personal Leadership Development	46	(6)
Leadership at the Team Level	52	(6)
Leadership at the Agency Level	58	(8)
Leadership at the Community Level	66	(6)
Leadership at the Professional Level	72	(1)
Summary	73	(1)
Discussion Questions	73	(10)
The Drawbacks and Benefits of Professional Diversity	74	(1)
Leadership and Team Building	74	(1)
A Community in Crisis	75	(1)
A Leadership Interview with Joyce C. Lashof, MD	76	(7)
PART II---LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH	83	(104)
Introduction to the Core Functions of Public Health	85	(13)
Core Functions of Public Health	85	(2)
Core Organizational Practices	87	(5)
Essential Services	92	(2)
Summary	94	(2)
Discussion Questions	96	(2)
The Core Functions Debate	96	(2)
Leadership and Assessment	98	(28)
The Assessment Process	98	(1)
Organizational Practices Associated with Assessment	99	(1)
Assessment Methodologies	100	(10)
Other Assessment Approaches	110	(2)
Public Health Informatics	112	(1)
Summary	113	(1)
Discussion Questions	114	(12)
The Trainerville Gang	114	(1)
Removing Obstacles for Assessment: The MSDH Disease Surveillance System	115	(5)
Cornerstone: Illinois' Approach to Service Integration	120	(6)
Leadership and Policy Development	126	(29)
Institute of Medicine Policy Development Recommendations	127	(1)
Organizational Practices	127	(1)
The Politics of Public Health Policy	128	(2)
Policy Trends	130	(2)
Advocacy and Empowerment	132	(2)
Collaboration	134	(3)
Priority Setting	137	(1)
Leadership Challenges	138	(3)
Summary	141	(1)
Discussion Questions	142	(13)
Tattooing in Mid-America	142	(1)
Leaf-Burning Policy	143	(7)
A Department of Health Learns about Its Role in Emergency Public Health	150	(5)
Leadership and Assurance	155	(32)
Overview	155	(3)
The Role of Leadership in Assurance	158	(2)
Population-Based Services and Personal Health Services	160	(4)
Quality Assurance	164	(2)
The Greatest Leadership Challenge	166	(3)
Summary	169	(1)
Discussion Questions	169	(13)
Leadership Credo	170	(1)
Big City Neighborhood Health Advisors	171	(7)
A Leadership Interview with Jean M. Malecki	178	(4)
Appendix 8-A State of Washington Assurance Capacity Standards	182	(5)
PART III---LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES	187	(156)
Leadership and Communication	189	(48)
The Communication Process	189	(4)
Interpersonal Communication	193	(3)
Active Listening	196	(1)
Public Speaking	197	(2)
Interviewing	199	(2)
Written Communication	201	(1)
Computer Communication Skills	202	(1)
Media Advocacy	203	(2)
Communication and Cultural Sensitivity	205	(1)
Feedback	206	(1)
Delegation of Authority	207	(2)
Framing	209	(1)
Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate	210	(3)
Meeting Skills	213	(1)
Health Communication	214	(2)
Social Marketing	216	(3)
Summary	219	(1)
Discussion Questions	219	(18)
Using Persuasion	220	(1)
Creating a Health Communication Strategy	220	(1)
Leadership Opportunities in Private Well Contamination with Volatile Organic Compounds	221	(7)
A Leadership Interview with Robert Howard	228	(5)
HIV Prevention: Communications Success, Marketing Failure	233	(4)
Leadership and the Planning Process	237	(40)
Community Health Planning	237	(2)
Strategic Planning	239	(6)
Continuous Quality Improvement	245	(6)
Re-Engineering	251	(2)
Reinventing Government	253	(8)
Public-Private Partnerships	261	(1)
Summary	261	(1)
Discussion Questions	262	(15)
Training Course Development	263	(1)
Planning Tools in Action	263	(1)
Health Issues at the United States-Cannico Republic Border	264	(13)
Leadership, Decision Making, Conflict, and Negotiation	277	(21)
Decision Making	277	(4)
Conflict Resolution	281	(5)
Negotiation	286	(8)
Summary	294	(1)
Discussion Questions	294	(4)
The Meaning of Conflict	295	(1)
Negotiation and HIV Prevention Case	295	(3)
Cultural Competency	298	(24)
Multiculturalism	300	(2)
Cultural Diversity	302	(3)
Cultural Competency Skills	305	(4)
Summary	309	(1)
Discussion Questions	309	(13)
Rosenthal Inclusivity Checklist	309	(1)
Cultural Understanding	310	(2)
Leadership and Cultural Diversity	312	(1)
Cultural Competency in Gold County	312	(1)
Racism: A Mental Health Issue	313	(4)
Gold County Health Department: A Case of Discrimination Requiring Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance Practices	317	(5)
Mentoring and Training in Public Health	322	(21)
Mentoring	323	(5)
Training	328	(6)
Training through Mentoring	334	(2)
A Leadership Ladder of Learning	336	(2)
Summary	338	(1)
Discussion Questions	339	(4)
Mentoring	339	(1)
The Mentoring Experience: What Is a Mentor?	339	(4)
PART IV---LEADERSHIP, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH	343	(46)
Measuring the Leader	345	(26)
A Leadership Competencies Framework	345	(2)
Credentialing and Accreditation	347	(2)
360° Leadership Assessment and Feedback	349	(2)
Qualitative Leadership Assessment	351	(4)
Quantitative Leadership Assessment Techniques	355	(5)
Summary	360	(1)
Discussion Questions	361	(10)
Conversations with Leaders	361	(1)
Development of a Public Health Case Study	361	(1)
Organization of Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Services in a Reformed Health Service Delivery System	362	(5)
Appendix 14-A Leadership Competency Framework: Public Health Leadership Competencies for State/Regional Programs	367	(4)
Leadership Evaluation and Research	371	(18)
Evaluation of Training Programs	372	(2)
Evaluation of Leadership Development Programs	374	(1)
Summary	375	(1)
Discussion Questions	375	(14)
Great Expectations	376	(1)
Be Careful What You Ask For, You May Get It	376	(4)
Development of the CDC/UC Public Health Leadership Institute Retrospective Evaluation Questionnaire	380	(9)
PART V---THE FUTURE	389	(14)
Leadership for the 21st Century	391	(12)
Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century	391	(2)
Public Health during the Third Wave	393	(5)
The Leaders Speak	398	(2)
Summary	400	(1)
Discussion Questions	401	(2)
Table of Sources	403	(8)
Index	411