Healthcare Leader Interview

Overview: In Module Three, you conducted an interview of a public health or healthcare leader in order to assess how effective public health leadership can solve organizational or community issues.

For this assignment, due in Module Four, you will be compiling your notes on the interview and preparing them for presentation, either as a brief podcast you may share with your classmates in the Healthcare Leader Interview forum (optional) or as a journal assignment to be submitted to your instructor.

For this assignment, first review Chapter 12 in your textbook, which includes a discussion of the roles and responsibilities of healthcare leaders as well as the skills these leaders exhibit in providing effective leadership. Next, interview a public health or healthcare leader in your organization, community, or region.

You can conduct your interview in person, by phone, by email, or using any method that works for you and your interview subject. The purpose of this interview is to determine what leadership means to this individual.

How does he or she demonstrate leadership on a daily basis? How has the individual's leadership helped solve organizational or community issues?

If you are unable to find someone to interview, reach out to your instructor.

NOTE: Remember to use the Interview Consent form to obtain formal consent from the interviewee prior to the interview. The form is located in the Assignments and Rubrics section of the course.

Next, using your notes from the interview, write a journal assignment that addresses the following elements:

• Leadership: Definition: Define leadership. What does it mean to be a leader? And what does it mean to be a leader in the field of public health?

• Leadership: Examples: Provide examples of how your interviewee demonstrates leadership on a daily basis.

• Leadership: Significance: Examine the significance of leadership in public health. How does leadership in healthcare and public health help solve organizational or community issues? Support your findings with examples from your interview.

The research you do for this interview-and the data it yields-should be analyzed and incorporated into your Milestone Two: Analysis submission in Module Five.

Module Two Short Paper Guidelines Overview:

For this assignment, due in Module Two, you will submit a brief lititQ,2-page paper discussing policy reform in the United States.

Currently, the U.S. constitution limits whether and how government agencies or government actors can conduct sweeping policy reforms. Specifically, the following critical element must be addressed:

• Restrictions: Identify some examples of how the U.S. government is restrictedfrom adopting sweeping policy reform to address an identified public health issue.

• Pros and Cons: Explain at least one pro and one con of that restriction.

• Alternative: Conclude by proposing an alternative way to solve the public health issue. Be sure your proposal considers population health improvement.

Guidelines for Submission: The short paper should follow these formatting guidelines: 1-2 pages in length in MS Word format, double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA style.