Partners

The Heartland Centers academic and practice partners have extensive expertise in public health, academic administration, workforce development and preparedness/response capacity improvement.  The Heartland Centers support local, state, regional, and national partners in efforts to enhance public health leadership, workforce development and preparedness capacity development. 

The Centers’ partners fall under the following categories:
Academic Partnerships

State and Local Partnerships

National Partnerships

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