University of Arizona Southwest Public Health Leadership Institute (SWPHLI)

Category: Leadership Training Programs

The Southwest Public Health Leadership Institute's principal program, Leaders Across Borders, emphasizes personal leadership development as well as the development of transborder and health-diplomacy leadership skills. The program is a year-long binational leadership program designed for public-health, health-care, and other leaders working to improve the health of communities in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

The organization's mission is to improve the health of residents of Arizona and the Southwest through the leadership, strengthened capacity, and collaboration of public-health professionals, including those working in border communities along the U.S.-Mexico border and in tribal regions.

Year Founded: 1999

Geographic Focus: Participants are accepted from any location, but must show a commitment to working with underserved populations in the U.S.-Mexico border region and the Southwest.