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It’s an idea whose time has come. Public health professionals daily face the challenges of confronting complex health issues, such as controlling infectious diseases, reducing environmental hazards, public health preparedness and substance abuse.
With all of these serious challenges, public health professionals need to be dedicated to staying at the forefront of their field by understanding the interaction between the different specialized areas of public health, learning new strategies to cope with disasters, and constantly working to stay two steps ahead of any threat in order to be effective with the proactive and preventative approach that characterizes the public health field.
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Sets a standard of knowledge and skills in public health
Encourages life-long learning
Adds credibility to public health profession
Increasing public health awareness
Fosters environment of a professional community
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The exam is rooted in the five basic core competencies of public health to reflect the nature of the field and the way one area of knowledge blends into another. The certification exam is administered to graduates of CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health.
The new credentialing opportunity for public health professionals has finally arrived!
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