Public Health Leadership Strand

Full course description

The importance of understanding leadership as part of achieving Public Health goals is critical to reducing inequality and improving health. However the rapidly changing environment and huge variations in available health resources makes leadership in Public Health a complex and constantly evolving issue. It is important for those of us in Public Health, or entering Public Health roles for the first time, to have some understanding of leadership as it relates to our chosen field of work.

This Module aims to introduce you to and help you to develop leadership competencies through the following.

• Examining the key debates around Leadership in Public Health in relationship to modernism, postmodernism, technological change and their implications for leaders within organisations.
• Introducing key theoretical frameworks that underpin leadership learning, and enable the critical use of this knowledge and understanding by applying theory to actual practice within the context of Public Health.
• Developing the ability to reflect on the Public Health leadership role and development needs of individuals, so that personal and professional development planning for a leadership role is built upon sound analysis of self in context.
• Stimulating self-assessment of leadership competencies by the participants to help identify knowledge gaps and further training needs in leadership.