Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness

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The Summit offered us the ideal opportunity to think collectively about how we can build a more prepared, more resilient community.

Kay Wilkins
CEO, American Red Cross
Southeast Louisiana Chapter

Our public health response to the H1N1 pandemic relied on cross-sector partnerships and relationships developed in the preparedness phase years before the event. The Summit is an opportunity to broaden these leadership networks.

Dr. Alonzo Plough
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County

The Summit is a catalyst for creating a stronger culture of preparedness.

David Ratcliffe
President and CEO
Southern Company

As the regional administrator for the Louisiana Office of Public Health in New Orleans, Avis Gray was at ground zero when the levees surrounding the city broke and cannot forget what she saw in the weeks that followed.
Eight Illinois meta-leaders who participated in a University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health fellowship program made the case for the nation’s first Meta-Leadership Institute in Illinois. The nonprofit institute aims to provide a forum for public and private entities to learn about – and practice – meta-leadership.
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In the eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 14 states scored nine or higher on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. How does your state rank? More

Meta-Leadership in the News


Leading Beyond Our Decade of Fear
Washington Post, Washington, DC

Leading Beyond Our Decade of Fear
Washington Post, Washington, DC

A Common Language During Crisis
KUHF (NPR) Houston Public Radio, Houston, TX

Meta-Leadership Perspective
Asian Journal, San Diego, CA

Disaster Planning Not Just County's Responsibility
Business Courier, Cincinnati, OH

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