Managing in Turbulent Times: Emerging Leaders in Public Health
Training minority health professionals to lead and manage

Welcome to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Emerging Leaders in Public Health program, brought to you by the School of Public Health and the Kenan-Flagler Business School.

The Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program is designed to prepare the next generation of public health leaders by identifying and training those individuals with the talent to serve in significant leadership capabilities in the next decade.  The program's topics include balancing communications needs, financial resources and human resources during times of crises, analyzing crisis scenarios and assessing their potential impact on one's organization and community, creating sustainable organizations in public health and managing an increasingly diverse workforce. 

Benefits of the program include: 

  • Increased self-awareness and self-monitoring in career development and in leadership
  • Improved understanding, skill, confidence and leadership practices in crisis communication, crisis human resources and crisis financial leadership
  • Increased participation in networking and peer mentoring
  • Improved leadership meta-skills:  problem-solving, reflection, continuous self-development, communication, creativity, collaboration, teamwork, and change management