As a set of foundational or cross-cutting competencies for the broad practice of public health, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) form the foundation for a variety of disciplline-specific competency sets. Examples of competency sets that have used the Core Competencies in their development can be found in this section.
The Community/Public Health Nursing Competencies reflect the competencies required for the practice of public health nursing and can be used by public health nurses from entry-level to senior management/leadership in a variety of practice settings. Developed by the Quad Council Coalition of Public Health Nursing Organizations, these competencies are based on the Core Competencies and are organized using the same eight domains and three tiers as the Core Competencies. View the competencies.
Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies
The Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies define competencies for practicing epidemiologists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists developed these competencies to improve the practice of epidemiology within the public health system. Created within the context of the Core Competencies, the competencies follow the eight domain structure, but the order of the domains differs, and some domain titles were slightly modified. An additional tier was also added to include competencies for senior scientists/subject matter experts. View the competencies.
Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Developed by the Public Health Foundation, these competencies were developed to offer additional guidance in PI for public health professionals with responsibilities related to developing or implementing plans and activities in the areas of quality improvement, performance management, workforce development, accreditation readiness, or community health assessment and improvement planning. The competencies are designed to be used in conjunction with the Core Competencies and are organized using the same domain structure. View the competencies.
Competencies for Population Health Professionals
The Competencies for Population Health Professionals are a set of skills desirable for population health professionals. Developed by the Public Health Foundation, these competencies are primarily designed for hospital, health system, public health, healthcare, and other professionals engaged in assessment of population health needs and development, delivery, and improvement of population health programs, services, and practices. The competencies were developed using the Core Competencies as a base and are aligned with the Core Competencies. View the competencies.
Competencies for Public Health Informaticians
The Competencies for Public Health Informaticians are a set of competencies for professionals working in public health informatics. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Health and the University of Washington Center for Public Health Informatics, these competencies were created within the context of the Core Competencies by adding an additional domain to supplement the eight domains within the Core Competencies. View the competencies.
Competency Guidelines for Public Health Laboratory Professionals
The Competency Guidelines for Public Health Laboratory Professionals describe the knowledge, skills, and abilities for public health laboratory professionals to deliver core services of public health laboratories. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Public Health Laboratories, with the engagement of subject matter experts from state and local public health laboratories, clinical laboratories, academic institutions, and laboratory professional organizations, these guidelines were mapped against the Core Competencies, in addition to other sets of competencies, to assess congruence with these materials and identify gaps in the draft public health laboratory competency domains. View the competencies.
Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers
The Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers are a set of competencies for public health professionals working as Performance Improvement Managers (PIMs). Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII) partner organizations, these competencies are based on the Core Competencies and were designed to guide NPHII professional development activities to help build the skills of PIMs. View the competencies.
Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies
Developed by a national committee comprised of disability and public health experts convened by the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies outline recent advances in knowledge and practice skills that public health professionals need to include people with disabilities in the core public health functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance. These competencies align with and complement the Core Competencies and other existing sets of public health competencies. View the competencies.
The Legal Epidemiology Competency Model Version 1.0
The Legal Epidemiology Competency Model Version 1.0 provides guidelines for minimum competencies in legal epidemiology and is designed for public health practitioners, lawyers, and policy experts working in state, tribal, local, or territorial health departments. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program, this competency model is meant to reflect the practice of legal epidemiology. The model is organized into three tiers to reflect stages of legal epidemiology career development that closely mirror the three tiers of the Core Competencies. View the competency model.
Public Health Law Competency Model: Version 1.0
The Public Health Law Competency Model: Version 1.0 offers a framework for the knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of public health practitioners in public health law. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program, this competency model is intended to describe broadly accepted guidelines for minimum competencies in law needed by public health practitioners working in state, tribal, local, or territorial health departments. The model is organized using the same three tiers as the Core Competencies. View the competency model.