Data for Health Leadership Lab (D4HLL) 2026

Deadline: November 6, 2026

Applications are open for the Data for Health Leadership Lab (D4HLL) 2026. The Data for Health Leadership Lab (D4HLL) is a professional development program designed to strengthen data science and leadership capacity among public health professionals.

D4HLL combines asynchronous learning, applied learning activities, live sessions, and opportunities for peer connection, leader connections and conversations, and collaboration. Participants will explore data science through a leadership lens, building the skills needed to translate data and analysis into meaningful action.

Throughout the program, participants will strengthen core data competencies while developing leadership skills such as systems thinking, communication, collaboration, adaptive leadership, and change management. Participants will have opportunities to apply these skills to real-world public health challenges and initiatives, including data modernization, quality improvement, program planning, and data-informed decision-making.

Benefits

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Eligibility

D4HLL is designed for early- to mid-career public health professionals who work with data or data-informed decision-making and are ready to strengthen their leadership skills and expand their impact. This program may be a good fit if you:

Work in public health data, analytics, informatics, evaluation, epidemiology, or a related field

Have foundational experience working with data and want to strengthen your ability to communicate insights and influence decisions

Are taking on or preparing for expanded responsibilities, such as leading projects, guiding decision-making, mentoring colleagues, or collaborating across teams or sectors

Want to strengthen your ability to connect data, organizational priorities, and community needs

Are interested in using data more strategically to support public health improvement

Demonstrate curiosity, learning agility, and openness to new approaches, tools, and perspectives

Are interested in developing your leadership capacity alongside your technical and data skills

Based in a U.S. state or territory

Successful applicants will demonstrate

An interest in strengthening their data and leadership skills

Experience working with or using data in a public health or related setting

A willingness to apply new skills and approaches to their work

Interest in learning from and collaborating with peers

Commitment to participating in program activities and completing assigned learning activities

Program Format & Time Commitment

D4HLL is a fully remote program that combines virtual learning sessions with independent learning and applied activities.

Participants can expect to engage in

Virtual orientation and program kickoff

Monthly learning modules and activities

Live virtual learning sessions

Applied activities designed to connect learning to participants’ work

Opportunities for peer learning and collaboration

Leader connections and conversations, along with professional development opportunities

An asynchronous community of practice

Application

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Data for Health Leadership Lab.

D4HLL is designed for early- to mid-career public health professionals who work with data or data-informed decision-making and are ready to strengthen their leadership skills and expand their impact. This program may be a good fit if you: Work in public health data, analytics, informatics, evaluation, epidemiology, or a related field Have foundational experience working with data and want to strengthen your ability to communicate insights and influence decisions Are taking on or preparing for expanded responsibilities, such as leading projects, guiding decision-making, mentoring colleagues, or collaborating across teams or sectors Want to strengthen your ability to connect data, organizational priorities, and community needs

Are interested in using data more strategically to support public health improvement

Demonstrate curiosity, learning agility, and openness to new approaches, tools, and perspectives Are interested in developing your leadership capacity alongside your technical and data skills

Based in a U.S. state or territory

Successful applicants will demonstrate

An interest in strengthening their data and leadership skills

Experience working with or using data in a public health or related setting

A willingness to apply new skills and approaches to their work

Interest in learning from and collaborating with peers

Commitment to participating in program activities and completing assigned learning activities

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Data for Health Leadership Lab.