CPH: Leadership
Describe the McKinsey 7s Framework - correct answer ✔✔Pg 83 - Places shared values in the center, and
then interconnects three hard elements (strategy, structure, and systems) with three soft elements (skill,
style, and staff) to create a model of leadership for a group or community.
Describe the Astin Social Change Model for Leadership - correct answer ✔✔Top of 84 -- Identifies 7
critical values all of which begin with C: consciousness of self, congruence, commitment, collaboration,
common purpose, controversy with civility, and citizenship. All are interconnected around the 8th C
"change."
ASPH definition of leadership (2009) - correct answer ✔✔84 - The ability to create and communicate a
shared vision for a positive future; inspire trust and motivate others; and use evidence-based strategies
to enhance essential public health services.
What are the three core functions of public health? - correct answer ✔✔85 - assessment, policy
development, and assurance.
What are the 10 essential public health services? - correct answer ✔✔1. Monitor health status to
identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
, What are the three levels of PH leadership? - correct answer ✔✔88 - 1. The field of PH -- what we do
collectively; have a collective responsibility to be leaders.
2. As individuals -- emerge as advocates from the community, agencies, etc.
3. Designated leadership positions -- use positions of power
How is management different from leadership? - correct answer ✔✔89 -- "leaders do the right thing;
managers do things right." Management more internally focused, leadership more external, creative,
adaptable. If one person is asked to do both, one usually suffers (usually leadership)
What are the leadership tasks associated with assessment? - correct answer ✔✔91 - 92
- assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
- engage in dialogue with outside stakeholders
- high quality evaluation
- promote accountability
- make evidence-based decisions using qual/quant data
- embrace performance standards
- constant QI
What are some of the leadership tasks associated with management? - correct answer ✔✔92 - 93
- allocation of resources
- create strategic plans harnessed to mission and vision
- keeps the values of the organization
- commit to capacity building in sectors relevant to the ph work of an agency, such as continuing
professional development.
- manage the policy-making process
What are some of the leadership tasks associated with managing change? - correct answer ✔✔93-94
- managing conflict
- negotiating
- easing difficulty with change adjustments
Describe the McKinsey 7s Framework - correct answer ✔✔Pg 83 - Places shared values in the center, and
then interconnects three hard elements (strategy, structure, and systems) with three soft elements (skill,
style, and staff) to create a model of leadership for a group or community.
Describe the Astin Social Change Model for Leadership - correct answer ✔✔Top of 84 -- Identifies 7
critical values all of which begin with C: consciousness of self, congruence, commitment, collaboration,
common purpose, controversy with civility, and citizenship. All are interconnected around the 8th C
"change."
ASPH definition of leadership (2009) - correct answer ✔✔84 - The ability to create and communicate a
shared vision for a positive future; inspire trust and motivate others; and use evidence-based strategies
to enhance essential public health services.
What are the three core functions of public health? - correct answer ✔✔85 - assessment, policy
development, and assurance.
What are the 10 essential public health services? - correct answer ✔✔1. Monitor health status to
identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
, What are the three levels of PH leadership? - correct answer ✔✔88 - 1. The field of PH -- what we do
collectively; have a collective responsibility to be leaders.
2. As individuals -- emerge as advocates from the community, agencies, etc.
3. Designated leadership positions -- use positions of power
How is management different from leadership? - correct answer ✔✔89 -- "leaders do the right thing;
managers do things right." Management more internally focused, leadership more external, creative,
adaptable. If one person is asked to do both, one usually suffers (usually leadership)
What are the leadership tasks associated with assessment? - correct answer ✔✔91 - 92
- assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
- engage in dialogue with outside stakeholders
- high quality evaluation
- promote accountability
- make evidence-based decisions using qual/quant data
- embrace performance standards
- constant QI
What are some of the leadership tasks associated with management? - correct answer ✔✔92 - 93
- allocation of resources
- create strategic plans harnessed to mission and vision
- keeps the values of the organization
- commit to capacity building in sectors relevant to the ph work of an agency, such as continuing
professional development.
- manage the policy-making process
What are some of the leadership tasks associated with managing change? - correct answer ✔✔93-94
- managing conflict
- negotiating
- easing difficulty with change adjustments
