title: The UNC Management Academy for Public Health: how the UNC School of Public Health and the Kenan-Flagler Business School created a winning partnership.
abstract: The University of North Carolina Management Academy for Public Health is a unique training program that combines a business education with a public health focus, to enhance the performance of individual public health managers and improve organizational strength throughout governmental public health. This article considers the implications of decisions made in creating this program, which, after initial funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, is now self-sustaining through participant fees. It details the principles behind the program's design, curriculum, evaluation, and sustainability strategies; presents results of the ongoing partnership; and draws conclusions about the program's future ability to meet a national need for public health management training.
authors.affiliation: Executive Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Orton
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Karl E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Umble
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration; D003164:Competitive Bidding; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D009657:North Carolina; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000193:education*; D012581:Schools, Public Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce