Center for Public Health Leadership

When Chronic Disease Directors and their teams work with the Center for Public Health Leadership, they can be sure they will have an extraordinary combination of expertise, resources, thought leadership, and support enabling them to act boldly in their approach to the health and wellness of all people in the communities they serve.

What We Do

We build the future of public health through workforce development, strategic leadership, and organizational capacity.

We identify, incubate, and disseminate innovation.

We synthesize new science and practice advancements across disciplines, programs, and sectors.

We convene and facilitate thought leadership to guide action.

We build forward-looking capacity of organizations, the workforce, and current and future strategic leaders.

We do this by providing skill building, technical assistance, strategic leadership, and inquiry & synthesis.

Key Performance Indicator Dashboard 2021-2022

Center for Public Health Leadership (CPHL) Programmatic Focus Areas

Workforce Development

Ensuring that the public health workforce is high-functioning and responsive to community needs and aware of and implementing evidence-based public health practices

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Cultivating thought leadership and innovation

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

Giving state and territorial health departments the tools, insights, and resources they need to fulfill their missions

100%

of Chronic Disease
Directors agree* that:

100%

of Chronic Disease
Directors agree* that:

professional development and learning opportunities offered by CPHL strengthen the chronic disease workforce
CPHL work helps shape the future of public health
CPHL cultivates thought leadership and innovation
CPHL helps increase the organizational capacity of chronic disease units

*Results of a poll administered during the Chronic Disease Director Forum on Dec. 1, 2022

Key Metrics

programs and technical assistance opportunities

245 engagements

(e.g., webinars, technical assistance, facilitated sessions)

of these, 68 included focus on health equity

245 engagements

(e.g., webinars, technical assistance, facilitated sessions)

of these, 68 included focus on health equity

CUMULATIVELY, CPHL OFFERED

tailored technical assistance and professional development opportunities to chronic disease units

CREATED

unique resources (e.g., tools, white papers) to assist chronic disease units

CPHL LEADERSHIP DELIVERED

conference presentations, papers, and abstracts

A total of
3,100+

chronic disease unit leadership and staff from all 50 states, DC, and 4 territories participated in events, programs and technical assistance opportunities offered by CPHL. Among the participants:

91%

report overall satisfaction with CPHL offerings

90%

report having identified actions to apply to their work as a result of engaging with CPHL

91%

report developing a better understanding of subject matter as a result of engaging with CPHL