Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute

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2012–13 Public Health Leadership Institute Kicks Off August 7–9

Are you looking to be a public health leader?

NWCPHP’s Public Health Leadership Institute is an nine-month program designed to train the next generation of public health leaders in the Northwest. The next cohort runs from August 2012 to April 2013.

Our problem-based learning model uses real-world case studies to teach the complexities of public health leadership. The program will improve your ability to:

  • Align organizational practices with the larger social, political, and economic environment
  • Leverage interrelationships and structures for public health program management
  • Evaluate systems and prepare them for change
  • Explore new partnerships through public democratic participative processes
  • Measure the success of implementing new programs


Institute scholars enhance their leadership abilities through:

  • Creation of an individualized leadership plan, based on personal assessments and professional coaching
  • The development and execution of an individual leadership project at the scholar's workplace or organization
  • Three intensive, on-site sessions scheduled throughout the year with scholars from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming
  • Monthly webinars, online discussions, and other distance- and problem-based learning exercises