In 2020, increasing acknowledgement of systemic racism and growing recognition of COVID-19’s inequitable impacts reinforced the crucial need to invest in community change leadership. Recent months have also taught us how important it is for leadership experiences to be responsive to the needs, lived realities, and real-world constraints on time and bandwidth of those leading change in their communities and in systems most affected by inequities.
After much deliberation and reflection, the Culture of Health Leaders team has decided to shift the program model to make it more accessible to emerging leaders, more responsive to the challenges they face, and even more effective in creating a more just and equitable future for all.
