Proximate Learning is proud to celebrate National Health Education Week (NHEW) with the launch of new products and services that assess and build learning agility for public health leaders in today's volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.
Learning agility is the skill of adapting swiftly in ambiguous situations, applying past lessons to new challenges, and embracing curiosity. Agile leaders don't rely on conventional solutions but continuously seek improvement and innovation. While agility is partly an inherent trait, it can be developed with an evidence-based approach that uses leader- and organizational-level assessments, continuous learning and skill development, coaching, and practice.
Learning agility aligns closely with several key priorities in public health workforce development. In the rapidly evolving field of public health, where new diseases, technologies, policies, and health challenges emerge frequently, learning agility is a crucial trait for public health professionals. In addition to increasing the public health workforce’s adaptability to change, interdisciplinary collaboration, and resilience, learning agility prioritizes equity and inclusivity. Learning agility helps professionals navigate cultural competency and inclusion by adapting their approaches based on diverse community needs, learning from interactions, and tailoring interventions to ensure they are equitable and accessible.
Proximate Learning builds stronger connections between health professionals, institutions, agencies, and communities, which ultimately creates a system that is proactive, sustainable, and ready for anything. Contact us to find out how our network of consultants can help your agency future proof the public health workforce by increasing your workforce’s learning agility.
In the spotlight this week is Davondra Brown. Davondra exemplifies learning agility in her work in health administration, relationship management, and leader development.
Davondra Brown, MEd, MCHES
Associate Consultant
Davondra Brown has over twenty-five years of experience in the health education field and has worked with Proximate Learning for the last 6 years, infusing health equity, diversity, and inclusion into workforce development and employee engagement initiatives. She has an unwavering focus on equity and is committed to ensuring underrepresented voices are heard. Davondra received an advanced certificate in Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education from The University of Houston, a master’s degree in health education and human performance from The University of New Orleans, and is currently working on a Doctorate of Systemic Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy at The University of Louisiana, Monroe. As a Master Certified Health Education Specialist and a Certified Business Relationship Manager, her professional expertise includes systems thinking, strategy development, leadership development, program analysis, program development, and health innovation. At Proximate Learning, Davondra brings a humanistic perspective and innovation to developing systems for continuous learning and leadership development in an interdisciplinary and inclusive way.
Thank you, Davondra Brown, MEd, MCHES for bringing your human-centered approach and providing equitable and inclusive solutions to today’s public health challenges.
Areas of Expertise: Cultural Competency, Human-centered Design, Program Analysis and Development, Sexual Health, Relationship Management
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