Leadership Institutes / Projects

Crisis Leadership Institute (CLI)
The mission of CLI is to…”expand and implement a series of program modules to build collaborative crisis leadership competence for a coordinated, seamless emergency response.  The Institute defines crisis leadership as the practice of anticipating, recognizing and responding effectively to the elements of crisis by influencing others through the judicious use of moral, technical, positional, or assumed authority.

CLI’s goals include:

• Create integrated critical thinking, unified decision making and collective action
• Develop sustained technological/systems solutions for emergency situations

Missouri Public Health Leadership Institute (MOPHLI)
Established in 1990, MOPHLI is a collaborative program between the DHSS and the Heartland Centers.  It provides an opportunity for participating scholars to enhance their leadership knowledge and skills to strengthen organizational effectiveness and positively impact the public health and senior service systems of Missouri.  The mission of MOPHLI is to…”develop and to enhance the transformational leadership knowledge and skills of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) managers and administrators in local public health agencies.”

MOPHLI’s goals include:

• Provide a sequential leadership development model that supports the application of new knowledge and skills to the practice setting
• Strengthen linkages among health and senior service practitioners and develop collaborative networks with public health academicians
• Create and refine a model for development of transformational leadership skills at state and local levels
• Provide an academic program in which leaders have the opportunity to enhance and develop knowledge, skills and competencies that are vital to strengthening organizational and related systems in Missouri

National Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI)
EPHLI was developed based upon CDC priorities that identified a need for improving leadership capacity in environmental public health practice.  The Institute is managed by the Heartland Center office for the National Public Health Leadership Development Network.  Emphasis is placed on the core functions of public health as a foundation for achieving public health goals and the need for proactive environmental public health leaders to mobilize resources in response to the changing public health environment. The mission of this Institute is to…”strengthen the country’s environmental public health system by enhancing the leadership capabilities of state and local environmental public health specialists from multiple agencies/organizations in diverse settings.” 

EPHLI’s goals include:

• Increase leadership capacity and skills of environmental public health personnel working in diverse settings
• Enhance the performance outcomes of public health core functions and essential services
• Promote and improve the environmental public health of communities

National Public Health Leadership Development Network (NLN)
Established in 1994, the NLN is a consortium of organizations and individuals from academic institutions, national and international organizations, and local, state, and federal agencies dedicated to advancing the practice of public health leadership.  Its mission is to…”build public health capacity by sustaining a collaborative and vibrant learning community of leadership programs in order to improve health outcomes.”

NLN’s Goals include:

• Collaborate with and promote linkages among organizations, agencies, associations, foundations and other stakeholders to develop and/or expand public health leadership programs
• Increase and diversify participation in public health leadership programs
• Disseminate information regarding need and access to public health leadership development programs
• Provide technical assistance to emerging and existing public health leadership programs
• Contribute to the body of knowledge regarding public health leadership and leadership development and improve utilization of public health leadership resources, assets, and knowledge
• Expand advocacy and visibility of the Network and member institutes