Leadership competencies for public health practice in Canada

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Community Health Nurses of Canada, in partnership with Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors and Manitoba Public Health Managers Network, have developed Leadership Competencies for Public Health Practice in Canada. The leadership competencies are to be used by public health practitioners at all levels of an organization and across all disciplines. They represent skills, knowledge and attributes that are considered foundational to supporting public health leadership practice in Canada.
The leadership competencies are intended to complement the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada and discipline specific competencies for public health nurses, dietitians, public health inspectors, dentists, physicians, health promoters and epidemiologists. Competency statements are outlined for five main areas of public health leadership practice including systems transformation, achieve results, lead self, engage others and develop coalition. These leadership competencies will serve to strengthen public health leadership practice based on core values of health equity and social justice in the achievement of population health goals.

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facilitate a discussion about essential knowledge, skills, and attributes of leaders at multiple levels of the public health system;
develop a continuing education plan for the enhancement of public health leadership skills; and
support the enhancement of competence among public health leaders in the pursuit of population health equity.

Reference

Community Health Nurses of Canada. (2015). Leadership Competencies for Public Health Practice in Canada: Leadership competency statements version 1.0. Community Health Nurses of Canada.

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