Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute
The Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute (PPLI) is a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness (UPCPHP).
Upcoming PPLI Courses
Regional PPLI - June 3-5 and June 30-July 2
Conshohocken at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus.
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2008 - Registration closed.
Summer Institute - July 19 - for GSPH and other grad students
University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
Registration Deadline: July 11, 2008 - Apply now
Seating limited to 20
Summer Institute - July 26 - for public health professionals
University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
Registration Deadline: July 11, 2008 - Apply now
Seating limited to 20.
Please contact Gerry Barron with any question.
PPLI offers two Programs-
Regional and Advanced
All applicants accepted for attendance receive full scholarships. Scholars attending represent public health, public safety, emergency management, emergency medical services and healthcare providers.
- The Regional Program of PPLI is held in each of PEMA’s three Areas (Western, Central and Eastern). Scholars train together and work on special projects as part of cross-agency and cross-sector collaboration. The course involves two multi-day training sessions. The first being four days and the second Session is two days long. The Sessions are approximately two weeks apart. Activities include skill building in the following areas: team building, multidisciplinary problem solving, meeting planning, interagency collaboration, project management, and negotiation. There is also collaborative work on special projects identified at the Regional level. All projects are designed to demonstrate the use of leadership skills acquired and strengthened through the leadership program.
- The Advanced Program is open to all graduates of the Regional. It is 2 ½ days long and is held biyearly in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Public Health Institute. Topics include a review of preparedness leadership principles, a leadership assessment, crisis leadership skill building and agency connectivity.
- See Training Flow Chart PDF
Features of the Leadership Institute Training
- Customized training based on unique needs of each region
- Interdisciplinary training groups from each region Special projects are selected by each region based on their priorities for bioterrorism preparedness
- Held in conjunction with the Department of Health's Public Health Institute
- Tuition, travel expenses, lodging, meals, speaker fees, and curriculum development funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Benefits of training to the Task Forces
- Identification of communication linkages
- Enhanced coordination and networking between all stakeholders
- Application of emergency preparedness core competencies for public health workers
- Improved leadership skills
- Enhanced public health readiness on local and statewide level
