Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New Local Health Officials

Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New Local Health Officials is a learning opportunity designed to enhance the skills of new local health officials—the top executives at local health departments.

If you are a new local health official, it allows you the chance to engage with new and experienced colleagues to learn skills for the challenges and opportunities presented by your new role.

As a Survive and Thrive Fellow, you will learn about practical tools and tactics to help engage elected officials and community partners; best manage strategic planning and human, financial, and information resources; and bolster your ability to resolve challenges unique to your new role.

The Requirements

New local health officials must have been in their position for two years or less and commit to approximately 100 hours over a one-year period that includes the following activities:

• Self-assessments and 360° Performance Evaluation;
  
• In-person attendance of workshops;
• Monthly webcasts;
  
• Development of an active coaching relationship; and
  
• Monthly conference calls with coaches and peers.

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2010-2011 Survive and Thrive program. Please contact surviveandthrive@naccho.org if you are interested in learning more information about the next cohort.

Please contact surviveandthrive@naccho.org if you have questions, and someone from the Survive and Thrive team will get back to you shortly.