This nine-month program (February–October) utilizes principles of adult learning and distance learning formats to achieve the program objectives. CE is pending for this activity. For those sessions that will be relevant to nurses please note: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Our program includes: Three 3-Day Retreats (9 days of training)
Winter: February 22–24, 2010
Spring: May 17–19, 2010
Autumn: October 18–20, 2010 Small Work Groups
Conference calls
Group community project Individual Learning
Self-assessment
Goal setting
Reading
Mentoring A Learning Community
Group exercises
Discussion
Communication Content Areas for the 2010 Program Personal Development
Personal style: personality, learning, communication, leadership
Paradigms
Network development
Continuous learning Leadership
Defining leadership
Leadership vs. Management
Trait theories
Behavior theories
Leadership effectiveness
Shared leadership
Community leadership Visioning
Paradigms
Future thinking
Creative thinking
Strategic thinking
Vision and mission Communication
Interpersonal
Inter-organizational
Presentations
Media
Written
Verbal
Non-verbal
Framing an issue
Network analysis Politics
The process
Seasons/Time Cycles
Relationships
Advocacy Community
Defining community
Understanding a community
Social structure
Social change
Mobilizing communities
Cultural sensitivity
Diversity
Advocacy Public Health
Population perspective
Core functions
Prevention
Data-based decision making
Outcome measures/health indicators
Health education strategies
Ethics Organizational
Assessing organizational culture and developing an effective approach
Organizational assessment - effectiveness
Network analysis
Developing and sustaining resources
Public service in a market economy
Quality Technology
Communication
Information
Medical/Health Collaborative Relationships
Team building
Partnership development
Coalition building
Negotiation For more information, contact Harriet Langmead
hlangmea@jhsph.edu | 
