Depolarization Through Public-Sector Leadership Development

Emerging Leaders and Fellows Programs, United States, 2015‒2024

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ID11018291
AuthorsMorgan F McDonald (0009-0002-1516-4385, Morgan McDonald is the National Director for Population Health and Health Equity Leadership at the Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, NY.), Morgan McDonald (Milbank Memorial Fund, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume115
Issue4
Pages484-488
Publication date2025-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2025.308004
PMID40073355
OpenAlexW4408346680
LanguageEN
References cited7

Directing depolarization efforts toward those with authority over public health funding and population health policies has great potential to improve health outcomes. Two nonpartisan legislative and executive branch state leadership programs demonstrated personal growth and mutual respect among participants necessary for depolarization that was evidenced by cross-state and cross-party policy implementation. Intentional cohort selection of politically and demographically diverse participants, ground rules based on fundamental values, and curriculum emphasizing collective problem-solving built trust and curiosity despite differing viewpoints. ( Am J Public Health. 2025;115(4):484–488. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308004 )

Environmental health · Legislature · Political science · Population · Population health · Public health · Public relations · State (computer science) · Viewpoints · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Public Administration · Public Health Policies and Education · Health Policy

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