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Inclusive Leadership in Governance Orientation Webinar Part One

Inclusive Leadership in Governance Orientation Webinar Part One. Prepared by: Heidi Schaeffer, Special Projects Consultant, Alliance for Healthier Communities. Public Health Equitable System Change Training Collaborative.

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Inclusive Leadership in Governance Orientation Webinar Part One

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  1. Inclusive Leadership in Governance Orientation Webinar Part One Prepared by: Heidi Schaeffer, Special Projects Consultant, Alliance for Healthier Communities

  2. Public Health Equitable System Change Training Collaborative Le programme comprend un comité consultatif de programme composé de personnes issues de bureaux de santé de différentes régions, d’autres intermédiaires du système de santé et de services sociaux et d’experts en diversité, en équité et en formation. http://phesc.ca/

  3. Learning Goals: • Become familiar with important concepts related to inclusive leadership in governance • Understand board actions to advance inclusive leadership in governance • Use practical reflection tools to support board learning

  4. in·clu·sionThe action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure.

  5. lead·er·ship Boards of Health are Strategic Leaders

  6. What Does Inclusive Leadership look like with Boards of Health?

  7. Inclusive Leadership in Governance includes: • understanding equity, diversity and inclusion • engaging in behaviors and practices of equity • reflecting on your Public Health agencies values and beliefs • taking proactive action as a Board to create and sustain an inclusive organization

  8. Actions to Advance Inclusive Leadership

  9. INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNANCE Framework for Action on Equity from Community-Centred Primary Health Care Organizations

  10. Example: Naming equity and inclusion in your strategic plan

  11. Example: Toronto Public Health Strategic Plan • Be a healthy workplace • Implement a workforce strategy to recruit and retain highly skilled staff, at all levels of the organization, that reflect the diversity of the city we serve • Promote an environment of inclusion, collaboration and mutual respect where the diversity of staff, students and clients is welcomed • Acknowledge staff and their contributions to excellence in all aspects of public health

  12. Example: Naming equity and inclusion in your strategic plan • Example: • Land Acknowledgement Policy

  13. Example: Peterborough Public Health Policy

  14. Example: Naming equity and inclusion in your strategic plan • Example: • Board composition, representation and diversity • Example: • Land Acknowledgement Policy

  15. Making the Case for Board Diversity • Literature and evidence on non-profit governance rarely discuss equity or inclusion • Boards have played key roles in supporting equity and inclusion however there is no comprehensive training or capacity-building specific to governance • Growing awareness of Board composition (representation and reflection of communities) as essential to advance equity and inclusion at all levels of the organization • There is some evidence that diverse groups make better decisions

  16. Example: Naming equity and inclusion in your strategic plan • Example: Advocacy & Coalitions for oral health access • Example: • Board composition, representation and diversity • Example: • Land Acknowledgement Policy

  17. Example: Public Health Advocacy for Access to Dental Care for populations with barriers

  18. Board Reflection: Option 1 • Think about a challenge from your Public Health agency which relates to Inclusive Leadership in Governance • You can relate it to one of the gears: • Thinking and Leading Strategically • Driving Progressive Policies • Enhancing Board Attributes & Structures • Championing System Change

  19. Board Reflection: Option 2 • What challenges related to Inclusive Leadership in Governance does your Board face? • Recruitment of diverse Board members • Retention of diverse Board members • Policy development or review (policies related to equity, diversity and inclusion) • Integrating equity into strategic plan • Different understanding of equity amongst Board members • Connecting with diverse communities served • Advocacy and system role of Board • What else?

  20. Essential Resource on the PHESC.CA Website • Effective Public Health Practice: http://phesc.ca/effective-public-health-practice Inclusive Leadership in Governance, Webinar Part Two. Board Resources Handout: Self-Reflection Tools for Inclusive Leadership Practices.

  21. Acknowledgements: Some material in this webinar was adapted from the Inclusive Leadership in Governance project designed for members of the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Thank you to Anu Radha Verma, curriculum lead for the project, and the other project partners including, Onboard Canada, Health Nexus and the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Thank you for content review and feedback from PHESC advisors: Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health for Ottawa Public Health. And, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health for Peterborough Public Health. Prepared by: Heidi Schaeffer, Special Projects Consultant, Alliance for Healthier Communities

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