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LEAD with Excellence: Leadership Academy for Health and Human Service Professionals

LEAD with Excellence Curriculum

In this session, participants will explore the core distinctions and connections between leadership and management, highlighting the pivotal role of emotional intelligence (EQi) in leadership. The focus will be on cultivating self-awareness, with practical techniques and strategies offered to enhance one’s own self-awareness. Attendees will learn how to implement EQi strategies to elevate interpersonal relationships and leadership effectiveness. This session will be led by a content expert with over 20 years of executive coaching experience and will include insights from a case presenter boasting more than 40 years of experience in healthcare and leadership.
This session focuses on communication intelligence (CQi). Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of CQi and its key components, emphasizing the crucial role of effective communication in leadership. The session will cover strategies to enhance communication skills, with a special focus on navigating generational differences, handling difficult conversations, and providing feedback during performance meetings. This session will be led by the UNCW department chair and award-winning faculty member of Communication Studies, featuring insights from a case presenter with extensive experience in healthcare administration.
In this session, participants will explore best practices for effective delegation and performance management, highlighting how these methods can enhance team productivity. The discussion will include a formula for giving feedback in a structured approach. The session will also cover fundamental aspects of project management, emphasizing time management and strategic thinking. Attendees will learn how to balance immediate tasks with long-term objectives by applying project management principles, enabling them to allocate time for strategic planning and critical thinking. The session will be led by a Nurse Executive with extensive healthcare experience.
Participants will explore best practices for fostering teamwork and interprofessional collaboration within healthcare settings. Participants will discover how effective collaboration can positively impact team dynamics and ultimately enhance patient health outcomes. Practical insights will be provided on creating a collaborative environment that boosts the overall performance of healthcare teams. Leading this session will be a faculty member from UNCW's Master of Healthcare Administration program, bringing with them valuable experience in healthcare management and a background of service on multiple nonprofit boards.
This session will focus on the pivotal role of leaders in navigating organizational change. Attendees will discuss how leaders can effectively guide their teams through periods of transformation. Participants will gain insights into various change management theories and strategies, equipping them with practical tools to lead successful changes within their organizations. Leading this session will be distinguished UNCW Professor of Supply Chain Management, internationally recognized for expertise in business and change management, with a track record of consulting for numerous Fortune 500 companies on service quality, supply chain, and project management. Additionally, a case presenter with extensive clinical research experience will share firsthand insights into the change process.
This session will establish a foundational understanding of continuous quality improvement principles. Participants will learn how to prepare preliminary quality improvement plans, gaining practical skills to implement QI strategies in their organizations. Content will emphasize the importance of ongoing improvement efforts to enhance healthcare quality and delivery. Leading this session will be a Nurse Executive with extensive healthcare experience.
In this session, participants will discover strategies to help healthcare staff manage burnout and strengthen their personal and professional relationships. Attendees will acquire techniques to bolster resilience in self and others, fostering a supportive and sustainable work environment. Leading this session will be a distinguished faculty member from the UNCW School of Social Work, boasting over 20 years of experience in child and family therapy, forensic interviewing, trauma-informed care, and executive coaching.
In this culminating session, participants will reflect on the profound impact of effective communication and collaboration on health outcomes. They will consider how honed leadership skills shape organizational culture and performance. The session will culminate in a graduation ceremony, celebrating the achievements of the cohort. The final session will be led by a seasoned content expert with over 20 years of executive coaching experience. This session will also feature insights from a local physician with extensive experience in patient care and healthcare organization leadership.
On-Demand Trainings

Leadership/Systems Thinking

Featuring presentations by and a panel discussion with Pam Diggs, co-founder and principal for Renewed Pathways, Crystal Dixon, assistant professor in Public Health Education at UNC Greensboro, and Cornell Wright, executive director for the N.C. Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The panel discussion is moderated by Leah Mayo, coordinator for UNC Wilmington's Center for Healthy Communities.


By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to describe the history of health disparities and their implications on COVID-19 and identify at least one strategy they can apply to promote health equity in their community.

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J’vanete Skiba of the Resiliency Task Force of New Hanover County discusses resiliency. What is it and why is it important? Learn more about the task force and its efforts to reduce stress and work together during this time of crisis.

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Financial/Resource Planning & Management

Understanding and Preparing for Alternative Payment Models

Understand what value-based care is and why there is a value-based care movement. Explore the nationally accepted principles of value-based care. Learn about the philosophy and framework of the HCP-LAN Alternative Payment Model and review the current state of VBC initiatives. Presented by Michaelle Gady, JD, president and CEO of Atromitos, LLC, Peter Freeman, senior consultant at Atromitos, and Sarah Jagger, vice president of operations at Atromitos. A one-hour presentation will be followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. Brought to you by the North Carolina Public Health Training Center in partnership with UNC-Wilmington's Center for Healthy Communities.

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Preparedness for and Implementation of VBC Models

Understand the NC Medicaid quality and payment strategy​. Review the expectations and readiness of the NC Medicaid stakeholders.​ Learn the key operational capabilities for VBC​. Understand the responsibilities of Medicaid contracting and payment​. Review recommended next steps for VBC readiness.

Presented by Michaelle Gady, JD, president and CEO of Atromitos, LLC, Peter Freeman, senior consultant at Atromitos, and Sarah Jagger, vice president of operations at Atromitos. A one-hour presentation will be followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.

Brought to you by the North Carolina Public Health Training Center in partnership with UNC Wilmington's Center for Healthy Communities.

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Grant Writing Beyond the Basics Part 1

After this webinar was presented by Willa Robinson Allen, MAEd, participants were able to provide an enhanced understanding of the grant writing process, identify helpful resources for organizing the grant writing process, and provide technical knowledge and skills necessary to compile proposals. This webinar was held on November 20, 2019.

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Grant Writing Beyond the Basics Part 2

After this webinar, participants will be able to create SMART goals, objectives, and outcomes; provide an accurate budget and supportive budget narrative; identify and prepare attachments to include with every proposal, understand key concepts associated with accepting and managing grant awards, including reporting and auditing requirements, and program evaluation; discuss the importance of serving as a reviewer to gain better perspective on grant writing.

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Securing grant funding is a vital component to organizational sustainability. This seminar is designed to cover the basics of grant writing and the fundamental skills needed to write effective proposals. Participants will learn about grant readiness techniques to implement before a RFP is announced to increase opportunities for funding.

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Policy Development/Program Planning

An insightful conversation about the intersection of programming and policy development with a focus on nutrition access and infant and maternal health.

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Continuing on the Journey: Working Towards Health Equity in a Time of Digital and Visual Media

After this webinar, participants will be able to describe three ways health education/promotion professionals can work towards health equity in their communities; design a photovoice research study to explore and understand social and environmental influences on health; identify two ways to promote the health education/promotion profession at the local level.

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Part one of this training will help you understand the difference between advocacy and lobbying, and how to advocate. It will increase awareness of advocacy opportunities at the national, state, and local level. Also, you will gain a shared understanding of methods of advocating at the local level, and learn how to better integrate advocacy into your work and strengthen it.

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Part two of this training will help you understand what are important NC priorities, identify possible public health legislation, utilize effective communication and advocacy techniques, articulate/understand how a bill becomes a law, and be able to use the NC General Assembly and congressional websites to identify and contact representatives and track bills.

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Communication: Motivational Interviewing

Spirit of MI is the first of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 24-minute narrated lecture, explore the origins, main tenants, guiding principles, and the spirit of MI. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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OARS is the second of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 28-minute narrated lecture, explore the concept of empathy (as a trait and skill), open-ended questions, affirming, reflections/reflective listening, and summarizing (OARS). Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Change Talk is the third of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 25-minute narrated lecture, explore the stages of change and change talk. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Rolling with Resistance is the fourth of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 16-minute narrated lecture, explore resistance, hesitation, and ambivalence. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Developing a Change Plan is the fifth of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 16-minute narrated lecture, explore how to develop a change plan. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Consolidating Client Commitment is the sixth of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 17-minute narrated lecture, explore how to consolidate and strengthen client commitment to their change plan. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Using, Integrating, & Troubleshooting MI is the final of seven sessions on the foundations of motivational interviewing. In this 15-minute narrated lecture, explore how the uses of MI, how to integrate MI with other stragies, and ways to troubleshoot difficulties/challenges. Presented by Amy Van de Motter, MSW, LCSW.

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Cultural Competency

Health Equity Leadership During and Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis

Featuring presentations by and a panel discussion with Pam Diggs, co-founder and principal for Renewed Pathways, Crystal Dixon, assistant professor in Public Health Education at UNC Greensboro, and Cornell Wright, executive director for the N.C. Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The panel discussion is moderated by Leah Mayo, coordinator for UNC Wilmington's Center for Healthy Communities.

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to describe the history of health disparities and their implications on COVID-19 and identify at least one strategy they can apply to promote health equity in their community.

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The purpose of this presentation is to inform and engage participants about health literacy. The presentation will increase understanding of health literacy, the importance of a health literate organization and how to implement specific tools of the Agency for Health and Research Quality (AHRQ) Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit.

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The purpose of the program is to educate community and public health care support service staff about health literacy and their role in health literacy for improved patient outcomes, and strategies to implement health literacy practices in their organization.

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Analytics/Assessment

Data Analytics and Visualization is an online, asynchronous course. This course provides an overview of a variety of key topics including data analytics foundation, data sources, data analysis techniques, data visualization techniques, and emerging issues in data analytics. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Define data analytics
  • Describe why data analytics is important to public health practitioners
  • Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative data analysis
  • Locate and describe existing public health and health care related data and data sources at the local, state, and national level
  • Describe common data analysis techniques
  • Utilize descriptive analysis to describe a data set
  • Apply data visualization techniques to tell a public health story
  • Discuss emerging data analytic issues including big data

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This course helps explore the basics of research design.

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Disease Detectives: Epidemiology in the Field with Dr. Colin Smith

Dr. Colin Smith, social epidemiologist, demographer and past-president of the Georgia Public Health Association, describes just what social epidemiology is. How do social-structural factors impact patterns of disease and health? Learn how concepts such as social inequality, social relationships and basic epidemiology help us understand distribution of disease. Understand the potential outcomes for COVID-19 social distancing measures and testing policies.

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Dr. Julia Buck explains the math - yes math - behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Using basic epidemiological models, estimate what proportion of humanity will need to be immune to COVID-19 before the outbreak ends. Hear public health strategies to get us there as safely as possible. Dr. Buck’s interests include disease ecology, parasitology, and mathematical modeling, and she teaches a course on the Ecology of Infectious Diseases in the Biology Department.

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Community Dimensions of Practice

COVID-19 and NC American Indians: Protecting Our Children

In this 1.5 hour webcast, a panel of experts discuss what COVID-19 is, how the American Indian populations have been impacted, protecting youth, and vaccine 101. This webinar includes speakers from NC DHHS, NC Office of Minority Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Children’s Health Pembroke, and was co-sponsored by the North Carolina Public Health Training Center.

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NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference: Getting Ready for What’s Next: Preparedness and Public Health

One of four sessions from the NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference. Presented by Kelli Russell, MPH, Program Director, Health Education Promotion, East Carolina University and Ashley Stoop, MPH, Director of Policy, Planning & Preparedness, Albemarle Regional Health Services. By the end of the session, viewers will be able to describe the strengths and weaknesses of a university level contract tracing initiative.

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NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference: Keynote Address: Reducing Health Disparities and Health Inequities

One of four sessions from the NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference. Presented by Dr. Ronny Bell, Professor and Chair Department of Public Health, East Carolina University. By the end of the session, viewers will be able to define the differences between health disparities, identify the relationship between health equity and the social determinants of health, and recognize state and national initiatives focused on health equity.

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NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference: Health Equity IS Social Justice

One of four sessions from the NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference. Presented by Dr. Tanya Bass, Cultural and Community Health Initiatives Program Supervisor, NCDHHS Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities and Raven Edwards, MPH, NC Minority Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator, NCDHHS Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. By the end of this session, viewers will be able to identify two areas of health equity that are social justice issues and list two initiatives implemented in the NC office of Minority Health and Health Disparities.

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NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference: Trauma-Informed Practice: Acting on How Adversity Impacts Health

One of four sessions from the NC SOPHE 2020 Annual Conference. Presented by Kia Glosson, BFA, Community Educator, TEDI BEAR Children’s Advocacy Center, Ann DuPre Rogers, LCWS Executive Director of Resources for Resilience, and Carolyn Stalgaitis, MPH, Research Scientist at Rescue Agency. By the end of this session, viewers will be able to identify two areas of health.

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Mental Health, Higher Education, and Adults: The Imprint of COVID-19 on Wellbeing

COVID-19 has greatly impacted the health and well-being of people within the United States. The panel of speakers will discuss the experiences, key concerns, and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic among North Carolina college students, adults living with dementia, and their caregivers. The presenters will summarize and disseminate supportive resources for individual and community well-being during the pandemic.

This webinar is brought to you by the North Carolina Society of Public Health Education (NC SOPHE) and the North Carolina Public Health Training Center (NCPHTC).

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COVID-19 and NC American Indians: Protecting and Sustaining Our Communities

This panel presentation with NC American Indian Health Professionals discusses the impact of COVID-19, provides education on the COVID-19 vaccine, and answers questions from community members. Hosted by the North Carolina American Indian Health Board and NC Public Health Training Center.

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Continuing on the Journey: Working Towards Health Equity in a Time of Digital and Visual Media

After this webinar, participants will be able to describe three ways health education/promotion professionals can work towards health equity in their communities; design a photovoice research study to explore and understand social and environmental influences on health; identify two ways to promote the health education/promotion profession at the local level.

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Project GoDIS: Digital Innovations Focusing on Health Promotion and Exercise Motivation in Sweden

Although Sweden is viewed by the U.S. as having a healthy population that has unlimited access to healthcare, there are still some challenges. Specifically, approximately 44% of Swedes self-report insufficient physical activity (objective measures show as low as 4-7% meeting recommendations) and approximately 20% of the population is estimated to have a sedentary lifestyle.

In efforts to address this health problem and to promote a more physical active community, it is important to use innovative strategies that involve technology. Although e-health services are multi-faceted, current literature demonstrates a distinct need for theoretically-grounded interventions and services.

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J’vanete Skiba of the Resiliency Task Force of New Hanover County discusses resiliency. What is it and why is it important? Learn more about the task force and its efforts to reduce stress and work together during this time of crisis.

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Carla Turner, New Hanover County’s Personal Health Services Manager, outlines the county’s public health efforts to respond to COVID-19.

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Combating Covid-19: A Case Study of a Homeless Shelters’ Response in New Hanover County

This webinar shows how one county is combating COVID-19 in their county and suggests other ways of helping and what they have learned along the way.

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Public Health Sciences

Healthy Weight and Obesity: Where to Draw the Line and What to Do Next

Learn how to classify obesity and overweight while learning tools to help manage weight and the importance of healthy habits.

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Learn physical activity requirements and strategies and tools for tracking physical activity.

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Learn about different nutrition methods and evidence-based ways to improve nutritional habits among a diverse population.

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Disease Detectives: Epidemiology in the Field with Dr. Colin Smith

Dr. Colin Smith, social epidemiologist, demographer and past-president of the Georgia Public Health Association, describes just what social epidemiology is. How do social-structural factors impact patterns of disease and health? Learn how concepts such as social inequality, social relationships and basic epidemiology help us understand distribution of disease. Understand the potential outcomes for COVID-19 social distancing measures and testing policies.

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The Epidemiology of COVID-19: How did we get here and where are we going? with Dr. Julia Buck

Dr. Julia Buck explains the math - yes math - behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Using basic epidemiological models, estimate what proportion of humanity will need to be immune to COVID-19 before the outbreak ends. Hear public health strategies to get us there as safely as possible. Dr. Buck’s interests include disease ecology, parasitology, and mathematical modeling, and she teaches a course on the Ecology of Infectious Diseases in the Biology Department.

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COVID-19 Vaccine: The Science Behind our Immunity with Dr. Jennifer McCall

Jennifer McCall, PhD, MBA, assistant professor of clinical research, talks about vaccine development, what it would take to develop a COVID19 vaccination, how our immunity works, and more! Dr. McCall’s interests include drug discovery, immunology, and the business of biotechnology.

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Contact the Center for Workforce Development

Tiffany Erichsen, Community Engagement and Talent Development Program Manager

Julia Peck, Program Associate

910.962.2527
peckj@uncw.edu

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