Your Best Public Health Life: Well-being and Impact (Introductory course)

• Professionals with at least seven years of experience in domestic or global public health work (including health care, academic, government, and civil society settings) 
• Faculty and public health professionals who want to gain clarity on their career path and purpose, enhance their well-being and resilience, develop strategies for managing stress and maintaining work-life balance, and create a sustainable and impactful public health career 

Cultivate your public health well-being and impact. This weekend retreat-style course will equip you with tools and strategies to thrive in both your career and your personal life. Through a blend of self-discovery exercises, interactive sessions, and expert presentations, you'll gain clarity on your purpose, develop strategies to nurture your well-being, and create a personalized action plan to achieve balance and lasting impact. 

Participants will: 

• Define your "why": Explore your motivations for pursuing public health and reimagine what's possible in your career. 

• Enhance well-being: Discover practices to strengthen your well-being including physical, mental, emotional, and intuition. 

• Develop adaptability: Learn strategies to navigate challenges and uncertainty. 

• Strengthen relationships: Explore practices to cultivate healthy relationships in your personal and professional life. 

• Create an action plan: Develop a personalized plan to integrate well-being practices and strategies for achieving your public health goals. 

By the end of the course, learners will be able to: 

• Define their purpose and motivation for their public health career and personal well-being 

• Identify three or more strategies to support their public health career and personal well-being development 

• Create an integrated 3-month personal action plan to adapt to career and personal well-being challenges and opportunities
• After completing the course, participants receive a badge for their LinkedIn profile 

• Juan taught me to always prioritize the three things that make me happy on a daily basis (i.e., having an hour of morning alone time for creativity/writing with my coffee, breakfast with my child, and exercising with my husband). On unpredictable/busy days, he taught me to use a Plan B and C to execute these three priorities. Ameeta Kalokhe, Associate Professor, Emory School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Rollins School of Public Health Department of Global Health

• Shannon taught me the value of setting necessary boundaries so that I can fully support others in a sustainable way. Because of Shannon’s work, I’m more effective, resilient, and openhearted as a leader and, more importantly, as a human being. Ian Scott, Director of Product Strategy, Start With Why

• Dr. Leon’s mentorship has had a lasting impact on my professional work and personal well-being. He helped me clarify my interests in behavioral health at both the individual and systemic level, and through his mentorship I have been able to chart a career path that is sustainable and personally fulfilling. Scot Seitz, PhD, Clinical and Community Psychologist, Lumen Guidance & Consultation

• Shannon Weber is courageously showing the way to a world where love and generosity can sit within clear boundaries, and where compassion can thrive. I am grateful for the hope this gives all of us in human services. Helen Sanderson, Founder, Wellbeing Teams

• Some of the most important things Dr. Leon has taught me are about communication. I remember the detailed and thoughtful feedback he would provide on manuscripts and publications… He also taught me the importance of transparent decision-making and ongoing communication within a research team. Kira Newman, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan.

• Shannon transformed the way that we’ve been able to engage with people, build relationships, scale our company, and troubleshoot even the most challenging problems. Kelli Wood, Provost, Seth Godin’s altMBA

• Thanks to Juan and his patient and systematic approach to faculty mentoring, I successfully completed my career promotion package and obtained promotion in 2025.  His guidance and unwavering support went beyond professional development. I cannot recommend his mentorship (and this course) highly enough! Joanne A. McGriff, Associate Teaching Professor, Rollins School of Public Health