Section: Module 4: Capacity Development | Public Health Leadership | NextGenU.org

  • Competencies covered in this module:
    • Describe the attributes of leadership in public health. 
    • Demonstrate emotional intelligence with an awareness of how one’s own beliefs, values, and behaviours affect one’s own decision-making and the reactions of others. 
    • Demonstrate practicality, flexibility, and adaptability in the process of working with others, emphasizing achieving goals as opposed to rigidly adhering to traditional and commonly used work methods. 
    • Catalyse change (behavioural and/or cultural) in the organization, communities and/or individuals. 
    • Provide opportunities for professional development for individuals and teams (e.g., training, mentoring, peer advising, coaching)
    • Contribute to team and organizational learning in order to advance public health goals. 
    • Ensure the use of professional development opportunities by individuals and teams. 
    • Facilitate the development of others as leaders. 

    • Module 4: Lesson 1: Leadership Qualities
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Understand the attributes of leadership in public health.
      • Apply emotional intelligence to identify how one's own beliefs, values, and behaviors affect one's decision-making and others' reactions.
      • Apply practicality, flexibility, and adaptability while working with others and emphasize achieving goals over adhering to traditional methods.
      • Demonstrate the ability to catalyze change in your relationships, organization, or communities.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 5 hours/ 28 minutes

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Leadership in Public Health: New Competencies for the Future URL
      Students must
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      Read the text between the subheadings "Essential Attributes of Leadership" and "Values ​​and Competencies." (15 minutes)

      NCBI-2015

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      Emotional Intelligence: a Place in Public Health Promotion and Education URL
      Students must
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      Read the text between the subheadings "Defining emotional intelligence" and "Why use emotional intelligence in public health and health promotion?" (19 minutes)

      HOAJ-2015

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      Personal Values, Belief and Attitudes URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire page and answer the questionnaire. (27 minutes)

      State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Training-2009

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      4 Ways to Boost Your Adaptability Skills URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

      Drexel University-2019

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      How to Improve your Organizational Leadership Skills URL
      Students must
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      Read the content under the heading "3 Practicality." (1 minute)

      Northeastern University-2020

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      Super-Flexibility in Practice: Insights from a Crisis URL
      Students must
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      Read the content under the heading "Research Foundation." (3 minutes)

      Springer Link-2019

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      Achieving the Goals of Public Health URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire page. (18 minutes)

      School of Public Health-2018

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      Activity 5: Change at Home or at Your Workplace (240 min) Forum
      Students must
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      Start discussions: 1
    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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      The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Hospital Administration URL

      Read the entire article. (27 minutes)

      Cross-Cultural Management Journal-2017

    • Module 4: Lesson 2: Promoting Professional Development
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Understand the process of workforce planning.
      • Analyze team members to identify opportunities for professional development.
      • Understand the importance of competencies for human resources development and considerations for their implementation.
      • Describe good practices to arrange and follow up on professional development opportunities for team members.
      • Apply strategies to promote leadership in their home, workplace, or community.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 2 hours/ 1 minute.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Workforce Planning. URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire website. (2 minutes)

      NIH

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      Getting Started with Workforce Planning URL
      Students must
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      Click on the title "What are the benefits of workforce planning" and read the page. (5 minutes)

      NIH

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      Engaging and Transforming the Health Workforce URL
      Students must
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      Read the abstract (required) and/or the entire chapter (optional). (2 minutes)

      NIH-2019

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      A Strategic Approach to Public Health Workforce Development and Capacity Building URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (32 minutes)

      Science Direct-2014

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      Workforce Planning Toolkit Competencies Overview URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire document. (17 minutes)

      NIH-2015

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      Competency Implementation Guide URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire document. (26 minutes)

      NIH

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      Continuing Professional Development: Best Practices URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire website. (21 minutes)

      NIH-2014

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      Health Care Professional Development: Working as a Team to Improve Patient Care URL
      Students must
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      Read the page up to the heading "Practical Tips.” (16 minutes)

      NCBI-2015

    • Module 4: Lesson 3: Local Challenges and Perspectives on Human Resources Development
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify local barriers to human resources development.
      • Recognize opportunities to overcome local barriers to human resources development.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 1 hour/ 5 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Priorities and Challenges for Health Leadership and Workforce Management Globally: a Rapid Review URL
      Students must
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      Read the content under the headings "Background," "Results," and "Conclusion." (22 minutes)

      BioMed Central-2019

    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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      Barriers and Opportunities to Improve the Foundations for High-Quality Healthcare in the Mexican Health System URL

      Read the entire article. (43 minutes)

      NCBI-2018

    • Module 4: Lesson 4: Human Resource Policies, Planning, and Management
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Recognize the role of policies in the development of human resources.
      • Describe strategies for planning and implementation of human resources development policies.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 36 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Human Resources for Health Policies: a Critical Component in Health Policies URL
      Students must
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      Read abstract (required) and/or read the entire article (optional). (3 minutes)

      BioMed Central-2003

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      Human Resources for Human Health: Foundation for Universal Health Coverage and the Post-2015 Development Agenda URL
      Students must
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      Read the content under the heading "Bolstering Political will for Human Resources for Health: the Third Global Forum Commitments" on the pages 31-36. (13 minutes)

      WHO-2015

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      Module 4: Quiz

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Module 3: Quiz is marked complete
    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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      Module 4 Lecture Recording: Capacity Development URL

      This course was presented from October to December 2020 to a cohort of leaders of the Caribbean. Watch the entire video. (39 minutes)

      PAHO-November 12, 2020