ASTHO and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine, with support from CDC, invites qualified professionals to apply to Cohort 5 of the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) program.
Qualified public health professionals must be currently employed at a local, island/territory, tribal, or state public health department. Federal employees are not eligible to participate in the DELPH program.
Program participants will be selected from experienced public health professionals seeking to advance their career regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, gender, national origin, social orientation, gender identity/gender expression, or disability status.
This is a 10-month program with two in-person events. A calendar of events for all virtual and in-person sessions with dates and locations will be shared during the program orientation. Participation in these events is a requirement for participation in the program.
Information for Prospective Applicants
What is expected of the DELPH scholars?
Participation in the DELPH program is a commitment of a minimal of 20 hours monthly over the 10-month period.
- This includes monthly asynchronous self-study activities, participating in monthly virtual sessions and traveling to up to three in-person meetings during the program.
Scholars will be expected to attend and be fully engage in DELPH programming and events.
- Completing self-study modules and participating in cohort discussions.
- Actively engaging with an assigned mentor and executive coach.
- Actively engaging as a volunteer through association leadership opportunities.
- Serving as an ambassador to recruit and retain diverse leadership candidates for their agency.
Who is eligible to apply to the DELPH program?
- Mid- to senior level governmental public health professionals
- Self-identify from under-represented group in public health leadership
- BIPOC
- Disability Status
- Women
- LGBTQ+ individuals
- Experienced public health professional