Describe the role of leadership skills in managing health and safety in this workplace

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The SLP for this course is based on a manufacturing company of your choice. The facility employs at least 75 workers. You are the Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Manager for this company. Your task is to develop aspects of a health and safety program that addresses worker injury and illness prevention, as well as environmental health and safety protection.

In this SLP, you will address the role of leadership skills and workplace teams in the improvement of health and safety in the workplace, in the occupational setting of your SLP. You will also address the role of partnerships in health and safety at your facility.

Your Tasks for This Assignment: In spite of your efforts, there has been recent increases in reported injuries, and many workers are losing work days, mostly due to ergonomic injuries, such as sprained backs:

  1. Describe the role of leadership skills in managing health and safety in this workplace.
  2. Apply concepts of transformational leadership to describe how you would manage health and safety in this company, at a time when change is needed.
  3. Describe the role that workplace teams can play in assessing and reducing hazards that are resulting in injuries.
  4. Examine 3 strategies you would use to motivate these teams.
  5. Examine the role of 2 community partners that you will include on an on-going basis to get involved in preventing health and safety risks to workers and risks to the surrounding community; illustrate with specific examples.
  6. Identify 2 community partners that you will keep informed of emergency situations; examine their role in protecting the community.

SLP ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your selection.

Length: The SLP assignment should be 8-10 pages long (double-spaced).

References: At least six references must be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles), required readings excluded. Quoted materials should not exceed 10{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. Materials copied verbatim from external sources must be enclosed in quotation.

Required Reading

Antweiler, W. (2014). Elements of environmental management. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Divison. Read: Chapter 4: Life cycle assessment (pp.103-115); and Chapter 6: Environmental impact assessment (pp. 163-180).

Barrow, C. J. (2006). Chapter 6: Participants in environmental management. In Environmental management for sustainable development. London, GBR: Routledge.

Barrow, C. J. (2006). Chapter 7: Environmental management in sensitive, vulnerable and difficult situations. In Environmental management for sustainable development. London, GBR: Routledge.

Begun, L. & Malcolm, J. (2014). Leading public health: A competency framework. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Read: Chapter 6: Engage diverse others in public health work (pp. 133-154); Chapter 7: Effectively wield power to increase the influence and impact of public health (pp. 155-182); and Chapter 10: Lifelong leadership development (pp. 233-252).

Gamboa-Maldonado, T., Marshak, H. H., Sinclair, R., Montgomery, S., & Dyjack, D. T. (2012). Building capacity for community disaster preparedness: A call for collaboration between public environmental health and emergency preparedness and response programs. Journal of Environmental Health, 75(2), 24-29.

Healey, B. J., & Walker, K. T. (2009). Chapter 16: Impacts of leadership and culture. In Public health/environmental health: Introduction to occupational health in public health practice. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass.

Hooke, W., & Rogers, P. G. (2005). Chapter 1: Linking hazards and public health: Communication and environmental health. In Public health risks of disasters: Communication, infrastructure, and preparedness. Washington, DC, USA: National Academies Press.

Tompa, E., Dolinschi, R., & Natale, J. (2013). Economic evaluation of a participatory ergonomics intervention in a textile plant. Applied Ergonomics, 44(3), 480-487.

Create a new job description for a position in public health following best human resource management practices

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Writing Effective Job Descriptions

Human beings undergo a natural life cycle from birth to death, passing through several stages along the way. Organizations might view human resource activities as a similar cycle from the initial hiring to the eventual termination of employment for various reasons such as promotion or transfer. Public health administrators are often involved in this human resources cycle, from workforce planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, on-boarding, training and development, and coaching and performance appraisal. One of the most critical tasks in this cycle is recruiting and selecting individuals for public health positions who have the right skills and qualities for the position. In addition, it is important that these skills and qualities remain current as the organization and requirements change.

Although each organization and position will have unique requirements, public health administrators can become familiar with best practices in human resources. In the Learning Resources, The Public Health Foundation (n.d.-a) provides insights on public health job descriptions based on Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals, for example. Such best practices will help public health leaders create job descriptions aimed at attracting the most potentially successful candidates for the positions. Human resources professionals may revise job descriptions for existing staff to keep the organization current, as well.

For this week’s Assignment, review the Learning Resources, including the media titled Recruitment, Selection, and Retention. Consider what the individuals considered challenges in hiring and which best practices they follow in creating job descriptions. Then, read the following scenario. Browse through the various pages of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website, and read carefully through the section titled “Discrimination by Type.” Research online sources for typical salary ranges and similar job descriptions in the Midwest United States.

Scenario:

Imagine you are the Human Resources Director at Lake Troubled Shallows Health Department, from the Final Project scenario. A key employee, a community outreach coordinator, has left the position. The organization needs a new community outreach coordinator. You have been tasked with implementing best practices not only to fill the position but also to reevaluate and improve on the job description.

The Assignment (2–3 pages):

Section I

Create a new job description for a position in public health following best human resource management practices. The job description should include the following:

  • Essential job duties
  • Essential qualifications
  • An average salary range for this position
  • Recruitment and hiring strategies for this position
  • Related employment laws (e.g., civil rights, age discrimination)

Section II: Summary

Describe how the job description (including duties and qualifications) might be different today from those needed in the recent past (e.g., 5 years ago) and why. Describe which best practices in human resources management you followed when creating this job description and explain why you considered them to be best practices.

READINGS

  • Shi, L., & Johnson, J. A. (2014). Novick and Morrow’s public health administration: Principles for population-based management (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
    • Chapter 11, “Human Resource Management for Public Health” (pp. 221–240)
  • Behfar, K. J., Peterson, R. S., Mannix, E. A., & Trochim, W. M. K.  (2008). The critical role of conflict resolution in teams: A close look at the links between conflict type, conflict management strategies, and team outcomes. The Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(1), 170–188.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Grumbach, K., & Mendoza, R. (2008). Disparities in human resources: Addressing the lack of diversity in the health professions. Health Affairs, 27(2), 413–422.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Hofmann, P. B. (2012). Fear of conflict: Management and ethical costs—Wanting to avoid conflict is natural but should not inhibit appropriate behavior. Healthcare Executive, 27(1), 58–60.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Manning, M. L., Borton, D. L., & Rumovitz, D. M. (2012). Infection preventionists’ job descriptions: Do they reflect expanded roles and responsibilities? American Journal of Infection Control, 40(9), 888–890.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Public Health Foundation. (n.d.-a). Competency-based job descriptions. Retrieved October 6, 2014, from  http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/pages/competency_based_job_descriptions.aspx
  • Public Health Foundation. (n.d.-d). Workforce development. Retrieved October 6, 2014, from http://www.phf.org/focusareas/workforcedevelopment/Pages/default.aspx
  • Towers Watson. (2012). Global workforce study: Engagement at risk: Driving strong performance in a volatile global environment. Retrieved from http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/IC-Types/Survey-Research-Results/2012/07/2012-Towers-Watson-Global-Workforce-Study
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2014, from http://www.eeoc.gov/
  • Document: Role-Play Scenarios (PDF)

select two challenges associated with multicultural leadership

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A. Globalization has implications for leaders that reach beyond sensitivity. For example, globalization may require leaders to interact with other leaders from various countries to set procedural guidelines on matters such as establishing safety standards for distributing medical supplies or facilitating public health communication. Therefore, within local and/or global leadership organizations, public health leaders must be aware of multicultural issues and challenges. As a result, multicultural awareness and competency, important elements of multicultural leadership, play a crucial role in determining appropriate actions, attitudes, and expectations.

For this Discussion, select two challenges associated with multicultural leadership. As a scholar-practitioner in the field of public health, think about strategies you may use to address these challenges. Consider how your public health leadership philosophy may contribute to these strategies for multicultural leadership challenges.

BY DAY 3

Post a brief description of two challenges associated with multicultural leadership in public health. Then, provide strategies for addressing these challenges. Finally, explain how multicultural competencies might influence your public health leadership philosophy.

B. It is increasingly vital that public health leaders are aware of the world around them. Through understanding and reflecting on current events in public health, leaders may develop solutions to public health issues and challenges on a local, regional, or national scale.

For this Discussion, select a current event in the field of public health leadership whereby the leader used a systems thinking approach. Reflect on the leadership featured within the event and consider how the leader’s specific characteristics impacted the outcomes of the event. Additionally, think about whether the leader’s use of systems thinking might have affected event outcomes.

BY DAY 4

Post a brief description of the current event you selected. Then, describe the positive and negative characteristics of leadership represented in that event. Finally, explain how the leaders in the event used a systems thinking approach and how systems thinking affected event outcomes. Be specific.

Applying the principles of EBPH to Approach a Specific Health Problem or Situation

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Final Project—Applying the principles of EBPH to Approach a Specific Health Problem or Situation

Over the past five weeks, you have taken an in-depth review of EBPH. At this point in the course, you will be challenged to combine all the knowledge, skills, and experience acquired so far to design a targeted intervention, program, or policy to address a specific public health issue.

Building on all the material, readings, information, and assignments related to your public health problem, issue, situation, or concern, use the principles and concepts learned from the EBPH process to:

  1. Select, design, and develop an intervention program for your identified public health problem.
  2. Develop an action plan for implementing the intervention program.
  3. Develop an evaluation program or policy for your intervention.
  4. Identify and analyze the intended or targeted audience for which the intervention program, policy, or action is intended to be disseminated to, that is, policy makers, community members, stakeholders, public health practitioners, journal publication, etc.
  5. Evaluate, review, and decide on the most appropriate and effective format or type of evidence or information that will be used or packaged to present your EBPH program or policy.

Combine all the previous Dropbox assignments related to your public health problem and prepare and present a comprehensive paper that would have used the evidence-based process to address, approach, or intervene your particular public health issue.

Utilize assigned and suggested weekly readings, the South University online library, the Internet readings, and references to search, evaluate, and retrieve relevant EBPH literature to support your responses.