Roles and Responsibilities for Launching Teams
Health professionals have long valued the knowledge and perspectives of colleagues within their organizations and the communities they serve. In response to scarce resources and reduced staffing, many health departments now cross-train staff in duties beyond their original roles, making teaming an effective way to reinforce new skills and work assignments.
Written by Grace L. Duffy and John W. Moran, this paper was originally published as a chapter in the Public Health Foundation (PHF) 2011 online book Applications and Tools for Creating and Sustaining Healthy Teams.
This resource includes descriptions of:
- Different types of teams
- Choosing roles for team members
- Using a team charter to establish role expectations
- How roles and responsibilities may vary throughout a project
- What makes a team work
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