Leadership in Public Health: New Competencies for the Future

摘要

In Contemporary Public Health, Keck, Scutchfield, and Holsinger call for changes in vision among those leading the evolution of healthcare from individualistic to community-wide approaches to improve health status (1). Having new vision is necessary but not sufficient; new leadership skills are also needed in order to implement and sustain change. This article summarizes our thoughts about new competencies essential to moving our community’s health system to meet the demands of public health in the twenty-first century.