By Joseph Lightner on July 18, 2017
Administrative Officer
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Who honestly cares about leadership? I don’t think I have ever heard someone say, “Omg! I can’t wait until the next leadership seminar that I have to attend!” I work in the public health industry, and even I, someone who has dedicated my career to improving the health of our residents, never saw the true […]
By Crystal Everett on July 10, 2017
Program Director
20/20 Leadership
What is your story? This was a question that was posed to us during the first Healthy Communities Leadership Academy workshop back in November. As individuals, we all have a story to tell and an important component of this is the power we have to serve as our own storytellers. What is equally important is […]
By Gina Maree on June 20, 2016
President
Innovative Leadership Strategies, LLC
Leadership is an activity, not a role or position! This is a core concept taught in the Healthy Communities Leadership Academy offered by the Health Forward for the past three years. When leadership is an activity, it means we all have the capacity and responsibility to act. This is both liberating, because we can empower […]
Health Forward's Local Health Buzz Blog aims to discuss health and health policy issues that impact the uninsured and underserved in our service area. To submit a blog, please contact Health Forward Communications Officers, Jennifer Sykes, at jsykes@hcfgkc.org.
