New Public Health Administrators Series

The UMPHTC collaborated with the Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies (I-ALPHA) to develop a non-academic, practiced-based educational series targeted toward new Public Health Administrators, Directors and Nursing Administrators in Iowa. The series reflects the UMPHTC's continuing effort to provide training to strengthen the skills and knowledge of the current public health workforce.

The intended audience includes public health administrators, directors and nurse administrators who are relatively new in their positions--three years or less. Local boards of health, city and county health departments, hospitals, home health agencies and visiting nurse associations typically employ these public health professionals.

The purpose of the series is to cover topics that are especially relevant to new public health administrators, providing the opportunity for participants to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to successfully administer today's public health workforce.

All fourteen of the courses in the series have been completed and are now available via the PrepareIowa Learning Management System. The courses topics are: Overall Aspects of Managing an Agency, Knowledge of Public Health, Strategic Planning, Community Planning, Human Resources, Financial Management, Grant Writing, Marketing, Contracts, Risk Communication, Basic Epidemiology, Public Health Law, Advocacy, Public Health Practice Standards in Iowa, Program Evaluation and Critical Thinking.

Additional resources for New Public Health Administrators may be found on the Institute for Public Health Practice website: New Public Health Administrator Resources