The most important qualities for a strong leader in public health.
1. Honesty: When leaders give their employee an honest assessment of their performance, they have a chance to make improvements.
2. Vision: Leaders having clear vision share how the vision will change the organization and the way that other people are to follow. A shared vision involves everyone working together to make improvements.
3. Inspiration: Leaders motivate everyone to do his or her best.
4. Commitment: If leaders expect their team to work hard and produce high performance, they need to lead by example. It will be great motivation if the team see the leader as committed as everyone.
5. Care: Leaders should show that they truly care through their words and actions.
6. Open-mindedness: Leaders need to keep an open mind, be …show more content…
Fearlessness. True leaders are not afraid to take risks or make mistakes. They will take responsibility when things go wrong without blaming themselves or others.
The main challenges facing public health leaders today.
1. Health disparities: Infant mortality rates, for example, are 2.5 times higher for African Americans than for whites. These disparities require improved access to quality health care.
2. Emerging diseases: During the past 30 years, at least 30 new diseases have been classified as "emerging." Preparing systems to detect and respond to emerging diseases is important.
3. Growing aging population: By 2050, the elderly population in the U.S. is expected to be twice its present size. Public health leader should focus on promoting healthy habits that increase the chances of being healthy, active, and independent in the last years of a long life.
4. Environmental issues: Smog alerts and polluted rivers are some of the warning signs that not enough attention has been given to improve the problems.
5. Violence: Violence has become ingrained in the society and appeared in movies and games.
Three specific ways to bolster leadership development in
1. Honesty: When leaders give their employee an honest assessment of their performance, they have a chance to make improvements.
2. Vision: Leaders having clear vision share how the vision will change the organization and the way that other people are to follow. A shared vision involves everyone working together to make improvements.
3. Inspiration: Leaders motivate everyone to do his or her best.
4. Commitment: If leaders expect their team to work hard and produce high performance, they need to lead by example. It will be great motivation if the team see the leader as committed as everyone.
5. Care: Leaders should show that they truly care through their words and actions.
6. Open-mindedness: Leaders need to keep an open mind, be …show more content…
Fearlessness. True leaders are not afraid to take risks or make mistakes. They will take responsibility when things go wrong without blaming themselves or others.
The main challenges facing public health leaders today.
1. Health disparities: Infant mortality rates, for example, are 2.5 times higher for African Americans than for whites. These disparities require improved access to quality health care.
2. Emerging diseases: During the past 30 years, at least 30 new diseases have been classified as "emerging." Preparing systems to detect and respond to emerging diseases is important.
3. Growing aging population: By 2050, the elderly population in the U.S. is expected to be twice its present size. Public health leader should focus on promoting healthy habits that increase the chances of being healthy, active, and independent in the last years of a long life.
4. Environmental issues: Smog alerts and polluted rivers are some of the warning signs that not enough attention has been given to improve the problems.
5. Violence: Violence has become ingrained in the society and appeared in movies and games.
Three specific ways to bolster leadership development in