Why Focus on MCH Leadership Development?
At the Federal level, we face many of the same issues that you face in the states. Within the federal MCHB workforce, approximately 1/3 of all staff and over 2/3 of senior staff are eligible to retire in the next five years. Recruitment and succession planning are critical concerns for all of us. We need to continuously develop the staff that we have and recruit those who will be taking our places as MCH leaders. What tools do we have available to us? In order to tackle the leadership development challenges facing us, MCHB has invested in a wide variety of initiatives. Graduate Education—One important way that MCHB contributes to MCH leadership development is by supporting graduate education programs in schools of public health and clinical leadership training programs in MCH throughout the U.S. Detailed information about these programs is available here. Lifelong Learning—The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Training Institute offers continuing education and training to inc
