Credentialing in Public Health: The Time Has Come

摘要

The time has come for credentialing in public health. After many years of discussion, task forces, and committees, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) has been formed to develop an examination-based credential for public health, the Certificate in Public Health (CPH).1 The purpose of the examination is to ensure that graduates of schools and programs of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) have mastered the knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health practice The five major public health organizations that have designated membership on the NBPHE are the American Public Health Association, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)