The Public Health Leadership Society: Beyond an Alumni Association

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The Public Health Leadership SocietyBeyond an
Alumni Association

• 2009 NLN Annual Conference
• April 22, 2009

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PHLS Description

• A membership program that provides opportunities
  for alumni of all public health leadership
  development programs to continue their learning
  experiences and leadership development, maintain
  professional and personal relations, and advance
  the causes of public health.
• PHLS was formed in 1993 by NPHLI graduates to
  provide continuing leadership education and peer
  consultation opportunities.
• Governed by elected Council
• Funded by a cooperative agreement from the CDC

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The PHLS Mission

• PHLS is committed to supporting the development
  and diversity of leadership within the public
  health system by fostering lifelong learning,
  linking public health leaders across the nation,
  sustaining the leadership development system, and
  serving as a catalyst to promote equitable public
  health policy and address contemporary issues
  that impact the future of public health.

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PHLS Core Beliefs

• Leadership
• Networking
• Advocacy

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PHLS Products ServicesLeadership Development

• Leadership Development
• Continuing Education Services
• PHLS Leadership Series
• Leadership in Public Health Journal
• Annual Program
• Literature Recommendations
• Spotlight Project Series
• Continuing education credits
• Critical Thinking
• A unique forum for public health leaders to
  discuss contemporary issues and how it applies to
  leadership.

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PHLS Products ServicesNetworking

• Networking
• Receptions at the NACCHO Annual Conference, APHA
  Annual Conference, and the Joint ASTHO-NACCHO
  Conference
• In development
• Online Social Networking

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PHLS Products ServicesAdvocacy

• Advocacy
• A voice for public health leadership at the
  national level
• Supporting and advocating for critical public
  health issues
• PH Code of Ethics
• Sustainability of the PH Leadership Development
  System
• PH Workforce Issues

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PHLS Objectives

• Expanding core membership
• Complimentary members
• Building strengthening partnerships
• NPHLI, NLN, ASTHO, NACCHO
• Offering education opportunities
• Continuing Education Credits
• Expanding advocacy outreach
• Committee projects surround public health
  workforce, technology, and social marketing

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PHLS-NLN Partnership

• Leveraging resources and opportunities for
  leadership development capacity
• How can PHLS enhance your program graduates
  leadership development?
• Development of PHLS-NLN MOU
• Purpose is to articulate shared vision and
  interests in public health leadership development

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PHLS-NLN MOU

1. Determine and establish processes to increase
   connections between PHLS, NLN members, current
   scholars and graduates of leadership development
   programs
2. Develop Alumni products and services that meet
   the needs and interests of alumni of NLN member
   programs
3. Explore and identify emerging technologies and
   procedures to improve data sharing and member
   exchange between PHLS and NLN
4. Explore and identify opportunities to cosponsor
   networking opportunities, meetings and sessions
   at national public health conferences
5. Explore opportunities for join presentations,
   events, conferences or meetings, programs with
   PHLS, NLN and the NPHLI to support broader
   national system of leadership development

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Whats Next?

• Sign up for PHLS Membership at www.phls.org
• Provide us feedback and suggestion of the
  PHLS/NLN partnership
• Position Paper
• The Significance of Investing in Public Health
  Leadership Development

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Questions or Comments??


Contact Us

• Joseph Kimbrell
• jkimbrell_at_lphi.org

An Nguyen anguyen_at_nnphi.org