2021 Revision of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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Public health practice and academic organizations rely on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) to guide their workforce development efforts. To ensure that the Core Competencies stay current with developments in the field of public health and continue to meet the needs of the workforce, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) regularly reviews and revises the Core Competencies.  

The most recent review and revision of the Core Competencies began in October 2020 and concluded with adoption of the 2021 version of the Core Competencies on October 21, 2021.

To Learn More About the Revision Process, Visit Recent Post on the PHF Pulse Blog:

Review the Preliminary Draft Revisions (June 2021):

Review the Proposed Revisions (October 2021)

Feedback on the Core Competencies

Revision of the Core Competencies is heavily informed by feedback from the public health health community. Feedback was received  from October 2020 to August 2021 and used to draft revisions to the Core Competencies.  

Overview

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.  

October 2020-March 2021

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

  • Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation: December 2, 2020 from 1:40-2:40pm EST (open to conference registrants) | 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
  • 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 | Presentation Slides
June-August 2021

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

Core Competencies Workgroup

Want to get more engaged with the Core Competencies? The Core Competencies Workgroup guides work related to the Core Competencies, and new Workgroup members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.

Contact Us

To share questions or comments, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.