Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS) is sponsored by The Kresge Foundation. PHEARLESS (Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy) brings together rising public health leaders and community leaders to co-create sustainable solutions that advance health equity and well-being.

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What We Support/Key Strategies Supporting a strengths-based, adaptive approach to leadership Creating opportunities for collaboration Harnessing the power of strategic communications and messaging New challenges that public health departments around the country face require governmental public health leaders to develop and grow new skills and relationships to meet the needs of the people and communities they serve.

PHEARLESS (Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy) brings rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable solutions that advance health equity and well-being for all.

PHEARLESS integrates regenerative leadership education and experiential learning with innovative collaborative tools that will help public health and community leaders build the skills they need to tackle the complex issues facing their communities today. As a holistic, strengths-based, and adaptive approach to leadership, regenerative leadership focuses on creating positive change and restoring balance in complex living systems.

By creating positive relationships and nurturing the interconnected elements within a system, regenerative leaders aim to generate outcomes that benefit everyone. Through the 12-month PHEARLESS experience, comprising four learning modules and a culminating capstone activity, participants will develop the mindset and skills to transform systems, structures and policies, in partnership with community, toward a just and equitable future.

PHEARLESS initiative helps address mental health in Minneapolis high-rise buildings Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS) News & Views Building trust through language: How San Francisco transformed community outreach Looking Back: More than medicine: A commitment to community health PHEARLESS leaders deepen collaboration, connections as they work to advance health equity Grants awarded to new cohort of public health, community leaders to advance health equity PHEARLESS Peer Learning Resources Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ASTHO is a member of the PHEARLESS initiative’s interdisciplinary support network.

Big Cities Health Coalition The Big Cities Health Coalition is a member of the PHEARLESS initiative’s interdisciplinary support network. The de Beaumont Foundation is a funding partner for the PHEARLESS initiative. National Association of County and City Health Officials NACCHO is a member of the PHEARLESS initiative’s interdisciplinary support network.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a funding partner for the PHEARLESS initiative. University of South Florida The University of South Florida serves as the national program office for the PHEARLESS initiative. Senior Communications Officer