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Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

2016

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An Exploration Of Core Values And Values Congruence In Local Public Health, Ross Graham, Christopher Mackie, Shannon L. Sibbald Feb 2016

An Exploration Of Core Values And Values Congruence In Local Public Health, Ross Graham, Christopher Mackie, Shannon L. Sibbald

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Background: Understanding and aligning staff core values with organizational values has been shown to contribute to positive work attitudes and increased organizational performance in the private sector. Little is known about the role of values in local public health.

Purpose: To identify public health staff core values, and to improve the alignment between staff values and organizational values (known as values congruence).

Methods: A Tribal Leadership exercise was used as part of a multi-stage strategic planning process at Canada’s largest autonomous local public health agency.

Results: Five sessions were held with 146 public health staff; 156 different values were reported. …