Public Health LEADS

Making our nation more resilient and build the next public health workforce.

Data Science and Leadership in Public Health

Data science and leadership continue to evolve across the public health field. From academia to the workforce, understanding the complexities and interconnections between data science and leadership drives impact on the next generation of the workforce and expands the existing public health professional’s capacity. Public health data science and leadership can be conceptualized as a relationship between data science, data literacy and data informed leadership.

Data science suggests a combination of math and statistics skills often executed through the use of software and/or programming; data literacy is the ability to find meaning in the data; and data-informed leadership is the use of data to inform, guide, and justify decisions.

We invite you to dive into recruitment and retention, programs and curriculum, training and skills and learn more about the PH LEADS program that has been leading this work.

Steering Committee

Introducing the PH LEADS Steering Committee. These data science and leadership professionals are supporting the development of guidance documents, capacity building and training alignment for public health data science and leadership. Read more about the committee members.

Resource Guide: Enhancing Recruitment, Retention, Communication and Coping with Rejection in the Workforce

Resource utilizing a systems theory approach for navigating workforce challenges.

Exploratory Report on Public Health Data Science and Leadership

Listening sessions conducted with mid-senior level professionals grounded in understanding the constructs of data science and leadership within the public health workforce.

Exploratory Report on Public Health Data Science and Leadership for Recent Graduates

Findings from listening sessions with recent graduates and capturing their thoughts on academic and training experiences entering the workforce.

Public Health Data Science and Leadership Infographic for Recent Graduates

This infographic highlights key findings from NNPHI’s Fall 2023 evaluation on data science and leadership in the public health workforce, identifying key competencies, gaps, and recommendations for strengthening training and education.

Public Health Data Science and Leadership Infographic

This infographic summarizes key findings from NNPHI’s Summer 2023 evaluation through PH LEADS, exploring data science and leadership in the public health workforce, identifying gaps, and informing training and education improvements.