Leveraging Innovative Leadership Models within Community and Healthcare Organizations to Support Safe School Reopening during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Little has been published on successful leadership models within integrated care systems. Within East Toronto Health Partners, there have been considerable efforts at the executive leadership level to empower local leadership, particularly physician leaders, to develop and execute effective solutions across the community. What does distributed leadership look like, and what does it take to implement it? A number of activities demonstrating the impact of a distributed leadership model in East Toronto are outlined in this paper, offering an effective defence against the enormous challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.