University of Southern California

Oral Presentations *

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Roundtable Presentations

American Public Health Association 134th

Annual Meeting & Expo Public Health and Human Rights

Boston, MA November 4 - 8, 2006

ORAL PRESENTATION

3034.0: Monday, November 6, 2006 - 9:00 AM

Abstract #129218

Developing a Public Health Intelligence and Leadership Training Program for the Chinese Centers for Disease Prevention and Control

M. Ricardo Calderón, MD, MPH, Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County, 241 North Figueroa Street, #312, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 213-240-8043, mrcalderon@ladhs.org

The SARS Epidemic taught the world the importance of preparedness planning, collaborative responses, training and education, new research agendas, proactive communication, linkages between different disciplines, political will and, most importantly, to expect the unexpected. SARS was indeed another wake up call for a renewal of public health systems worldwide to effectively address the challenges and threats of the 21st Century, be they a result of natural disasters, bio-terrorism acts, or newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Consequently, the Chinese Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CCDC) invited the University of Southern California (USC) to strengthen the leadership capacity of its public health leaders and practitioners with world class knowledge and technology in population-based disease prevention and control. USC conceptualized and delivered, in collaboration with CCDC, two intensive trainings in Beijing in 2004, one on Public Health Intelligence and Leadership and the other on Public Health Leadership and Emergency Response. More than 260 health professionals, including the CCDC's most senior leaders, were trained by USC faculty and experts and scholars from the Chinese Ministry of Health and CCDC. Guest speakers from WHO, Family Health International, Oxford University and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services complemented the curriculum with country and regional lessons learned. These innovative leadership development programs serve now as the basis for the design of academic and non-academic education to enhance the public health capacity in China to meet the critical challenges of an effective emergency response; that is, fast detection, science, communication, integration, action and containment.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to:

x Appreciate the value added by the integration of scientific knowledge and executive leadership skills into a single training and educational program.

x Discuss approaches to design and deliver educational programs intended to retrain the most senior public health leaders and practitioners of a nation.

x Value public health leadership development as a prerequisite to enhance the performance of local, national and international public health systems.

x Leverage expertise and resources from the public, private and non-profit sectors to create practice-based academic and non-academic training programs.

Keywords: Health Education Strategies, Leadership

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ORAL PRESENTATION

4314.0: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 4:30 PM

Abstract #128390

Developing a Public Health Leadership Framework for the 21st Century

M. Ricardo Calderón, MD, MPH, Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County, 241 North Figueroa Street, #312, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 213-240-8043, mrcalderon@ladhs.org

Public Health needs to look beyond the known to develop new perspectives and strategies to effectively address the public health threats and challenges of the 21st Century, be they a result of natural disasters, bio-terrorism acts, or newly emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases. Globalization, mass and rapid transportation systems, information explosion, and technological advancements, amongst other trends and factors, are changing our physical, social, political, and economic environments. Stability, status quo, tradition, and bureaucratic processes, concepts now outdated, have been replaced by constant change, ambiguity, turmoil and transition. The success of a public health system depends upon its ability to embrace change both as a constant and an opportunity to find new and smarter ways of doing business, innovate systems, drive growth, improve performance and efficiencies and, ultimately, enhance the health status and wellbeing of populations. Consequently, the Metropolitan Service Planning Area Health Office of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has developed and implemented a new Public Health Leadership Framework for the 21st Century. This framework, applied locally in Los Angeles County and internationally in the University of Southern California's 2004 Chinese Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and 2005 Chinese Ministry of Health leadership development programs, comprises an interdependent, three-dimensional, six-function system needed for management success in the 21st century. This model, currently under implementation and refinement, is proposed as a prerequisite for public health leaders to better fulfill public health's mission to protect, maintain and improve the health status of the population.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to:

1. Increase their understanding of leadership skills needed in the 21st Century.

2. Begin to apply the principles of leading change and collaborative leadership to their work.

3. Envision the public health of the future and develop teams to create it and promote organizational learning.

4. Set direction through future-focused leadership and planning strategies for improving public health.

5. Use systems thinking to lead and manage innovation and change.

Keywords: Leadership, Management

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