In the six years since the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals were adopted, the field of public health has seen major changes, from the events of September 11, 2001 to new technologies, and an aging workforce. The Council is undertaking a project to revise and update the Competencies, based on recommendations from Council members, as well as the public.

Competencies 101 Webcast
Dr. Kathy Miner (Emory Rollins School of Public Health) presented information to the Workgroup on how to write competencies, February 13, 2008 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET. Slides from here presentation are available here.

Additional Information
Additional information from Council and Workgroup members and community members has been compiled to help the process of revising and updating the Competencies.

Past workgroup meetings:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 from 2-3:30 p.m. ET. See the agenda and the minutes.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. ET. See the agenda and the minutes.

Monday, February 25, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. ET. See the agenda and the minutes.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. ET. See the agenda and the minutes.

For further information on the workgroup:
Background Paper
List of Workgroup Members

If you would like additional information on the workgroup, please contact Ruth Gelles at rgelles@phf.org or 202-218-4424.