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 posts 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 and population health community. Feedback was received over the past year and used to draft revisions to the Core Competencies.
Initial feedback to inform the revision of the Core Competencies was received from October 2020-March 2021 and focused on the types of revisions to the Core Competencies that may be needed to help to ensure 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 was received from June-August 2021 and 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:
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 Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.
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To share questions or comments, please contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.