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Hintzman Graduates From

National Public Health Leadership Institute

Peggy Hintzman, MBA

CHAPEL HILL , N.C. - Peggy Hintzman, the Associate Director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, has completed the requirements of the National Public Health Leadership Institute.

The School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill announced earlier this month that Hintzman and 54 fellow health professionals graduated from the National Public Health Leadership Institute at a ceremony held Nov. 6 in Washington , D.C.

As part of the year-long program, Hintzman worked on a project related to creation of a continuing leader learning community with linkages to identifying and developing emerging leaders.

Founded in 1991 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Public Health Leadership Institute is a year-long leadership development program offered nationally to 55 senior public health officials.

The mission of the Institute is to strengthen the leadership competencies of state and national leaders and to further enhance collaborative efforts to improve the public's health. The program is offered by a dynamic partnership between the Center for Creative Leadership, The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and the School of Public Health in Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Funding support for the Institute is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hintzman has worked at the State Laboratory of Hygiene for over 20 years. Her interest in quality management and systems improvements resulted in her participation as a member of the Steering Committee for Wisconsin 's State Health Plan for 2000-2010.

Hintzman is an active member of the Wisconsin Public Health Association, serving as president in 1999-2000. Currently, she is working with the National Model Public Health Statutes Collaborative project, serving on the Medical College of Wisconsin's public and community health oversight advisory committee and co-chairing a technical advisory committee for the information technology elements of the CDC grant for bioterrorism preparedness. She holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Written By: Jessica D. Burda, WSLH Communications Specialist

Date: November 23, 2004

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