Heartland Centers and Partner Publications

Werner, D., Wright, K. & Thomas, M.  An Innovation in Partnerships Among First Responders and Public Health: Expanding Their Role.  Public Health Reports Volume 120/July 2005 Supplement 1 pg. 64-68.

Reid, W.M., & Landis, D.C.  The Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida: Training Leaders and Linking Academic Public Health with the Practice Community. Florida Public Health Review. 2005.

Saleh, S.S., Williams, D., & Balougan, M.  Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Health Leadership Training: The NEPHLI Experience. American Journal of Public Health. July 2004.

Mayer, J.  Are the Public Health Workforce Competencies Predictive of Essential Service Performance?  A Test at a Large Metropolitan Local Health Department.  Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 9(3), 208-213. 2003.

Woltring, C., Constantine, W., & Schwarte, L. Does Leadership Training Make a Difference? The CDC/UC Public Health Leadership Institute: 1991-1999. Journal of Public Health Management Practice. 2003.

Wright, K., Rowitz, L. & Merkle, A.  A Conceptual Model for Leadership Development.  Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 7(4), 60-66. 2001.

Wright, K., Skala, M., Gribbons, R. & Merkle, A.  Removing Obstacles for Assessment: the MSDH Disease Surveillance System.  Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles Into Practice by Lou Rowitz, Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2001.

Wright, K., Nelson, J., Potter, M & Quill, B. Demonstrating Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice.  Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 6(1), 10-24. 2000.

Wright, K., Rowitz, L., Merkle, A., Reid, W. Michael, Robinson, G. Herzog, B., Weber, D., Carmichael, D., Balderson, T. & Baker, E.  Competency Development in Public Health Leadership.  American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 8. 2000.

Mayer, J., Konstant, L. & Wartman, G.  Typology of Local Health Departments Based on Maternal and Child Health Core Functions.  Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 3(5), 1-10. 1997.

The Emerging Leaders Institute is sponsored by the UIC-SPH Center for Public Health Practice and the Heartland Centers at St. Louis University, School of Public Health. The Institute is part of a continuum of training programs that strengthen the public health workforce through coordinated training and organizational development. The Emerging Leaders Institute builds public health practice by combining cutting edge face-to-face training with individual infrastructure improvement projects. As the conclusion of the program, Fellows will be prepared to assume leadership positions within their agencies, and will have the skills necessary to lead collaborative initiatives that characterize public health practice.

Kick-Off Conference
May 14-16, 2008
UIC-SPH in Chicago, IL

Dates and locations for the six and twelve month meetings will be announced soon! For eligibility and fee information, contact Rani Saxena at
312-996-7919 or at rmishra@uic.edu