2021 Revision of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Initial feedback to inform the revision of the Core Competencies was received from October 2020-March 2021 and focused on  revisions that may be needed to  ensure that the Core Competencies continue to reflect the reality of public health and support and enhance organizational performance.  

View the notes from virtual town hall meetings to learn more about the feedback shared: 

• American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting: October 27, 2020 from 10:30am-12pm EDT (open to conference registrants) | Meeting Notes

• Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation: December 2, 2020 from 1:40-2:40pm EST (open to conference registrants) | Meeting Notes 

• Public Health Foundation Town Hall Meeting: December 16, 2020 from 1-2pm EST (open to all) | Meeting Notes 

• Core Competencies Workgroup Town Hall Meeting: January 12, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to Workgroup members) | Meeting Notes

• Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations Town Hall Meeting: January 21, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to public health nurses) | Meeting Notes

• National Association of Local Boards of Health Town Hall Meeting: January 21, 2021 from 4-5pm EST (open to local board of health members) | Meeting Notes

• Association of Accredited Public Health Programs Town Hall Meeting: January 25, 2021 from 2-3pm EST (open to faculty and staff of academic public health programs) | Meeting Notes

• Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Town Hall Meeting: January 26, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to faculty and staff of schools and programs of public health) | Meeting Notes

• TRAIN Affiliate Consortium Bi-Monthly Call: January 27, 2021 from 2-3pm EST (open to TRAIN Administrators) | Meeting Notes

• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Town Hall Meeting: February 4, 2021 from 2-3pm EST (open to state and territorial public health professionals) | Meeting Notes

• National Association of County and City Health Officials Town Hall Meeting: February 9, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to local public health professionals ) | Meeting Notes

• DrPH Coalition Town Hall Meeting : February 16, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to DrPH students and alumni) | Meeting Notes 

• Public Health Foundation Town Hall Meeting : February 23, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to all) | Meeting Notes

• Town Hall Meeting for Students : February 24, 2021 from 1-2pm EST (open to current and prospective students of public health and other disciplines that contribute to population health ) | Meeting Notes 

• Tribal Public Health Town Hall Meeting : March 5, 2021 from 2:30-3:30pm EST (open to Tribal health professionals) | Meeting Notes  

Additional feedback received from June-August 2021 focused on the preliminary draft of the Core Competencies released in June 2021. View the notes from virtual town hall meetings to learn more about the feedback shared:
 

•  Public Health Improvement Training : June 8, 2021 from 4-5pm EDT (open to conference registrants) | Meeting Notes  

• Public Health Foundation Town Hall Meeting: July 14, 2021 from 3-4pm EDT (open to all) | Meeting Notes

• Public Health Foundation Town Hall Meeting : July 28, 2021 from 12-1pm EDT (open to all) | Meeting Notes 

• 2021 National Association of Local Boards of Health Virtual Conference: August 2, 2021 from 3:45-4:30pm CDT (open to conference registrants) | Meeting Notes

• Tribal Public Health Town Hall Meeting : August 13, 2021 from 12-1pm EDT (open to Tribal health professionals) | Meeting Notes