A Retreat to Advance Maternal and Child Health Scholarship and Practice.
On July 20-22, 2009 the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health (SPH) will offer the 2nd annual MCH leadership retreat called Leadership, Legacy, and Community: A Retreat to Advance Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Scholarship and Practice.
Leadership, Legacy, and Community is an exciting and new type of professional development program that will take place at the Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s campus in Oakbrook, IL. The Retreat is designed by and for intergenerational, interdisciplinary MCH practitioners and academic scholars. Why? When individuals across the generations come together to share their generational perspectives/thoughts/ideas, new ideas, plans, and programs can be generated and developed to address our most pressing MCH issues. It's the synergy that exists when the generations work together that will shape the ways in which we focus on MCH in the future.
While at the Retreat, participants will develop their leadership skills through experiential leadership development sessions and working sessions with their MCH colleagues to address current and cutting-edge MCH issues including the elephants in the room (the issues we all know exist in the field although we do not always have the opportunity to discuss openly and honestly).
Those attending the retreat will:
- Develop, enhance, and share practical leadership skills that change the way they approach their work.
- Discuss new approaches to address longstanding MCH issues.
- Have the opportunity to meet with a professional coach to gain clarity about their work/career path.
- Explore and initiate new MCH practice and research collaborations.
- Explore leadership skills such as the art of storytelling and engaging in fierce/real conversations to garner support for their most pressing MCH initiatives or ideas.
- Engage in heartfelt conversations about issues that really matter (but that often keep us from being able to do their work).
- Recharge and re-energize so they can return home with new energy and excitement for doing their work.
- Experience a sense of community that is new and exciting.
Who Should Attend:
Attendees will include intergenerational, interdisciplinary MCH academic and practice professionals and students. (Generation Y and Xers, baby boomers, and traditionalists). More specifically, participants may include:
- Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the MCHB-funded training programs (SPHs, LENDs, LEAHs, and PPCs),
- MCH Title V Directors,
- MCH Program Directors and Managers,
- MCH Program Staff,
- Researchers,
- Physicians,
- Nurses,
- Social Workers,
- Policy and Family Advocates,
- Health Educators and Administrators, and
- Interdisciplinary Faculty/Staff/Students who are interested in the health and well-being of women, children, and families.
Registration:
The retreat is limited to 100 participants. The smallness of the retreat helps us to more effectively achieve our vision and the goals outlined above. We would love your participation and we encourage you to invite your intergenerational, interdisciplinary colleagues to attend!
Questions:
If you have specific questions, please contact Kris Risley at 312-996-2875 or kyrisley@uic.edu.
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