Public health professionals need to stay at the forefront of their field. This is accomplished by thoroughly understanding the interaction between the different specialized areas of public health, learning new strategies to cope with disasters, and constantly working to stay ahead of any threat. The CPH credential helps public health professionals to achieve these evolving goals.

Becoming a Certified Public Health (CPH) Professional Has Multiple Benefits:

• Demonstrate commitment to public health beyond your academic training
• Show public health expertise by evidencing mastery of the core sciences of public health
• Protect the public by staying current in public health
• Distinguish yourself from others
• Advance cohesiveness and collaboration with your professional peers by starting from a common foundation
• Elevate the profession of public health
• Ensure high standards that better serve the health of the public
• Assure the community that you serve/protect that you maintain a national, professional standard
• Students at some institutions may substitute for a local comprehensive exam and earn CPH at the same time
• Increase recognition of the public health professions
• Raise the visibility of public health
• Measure and improve the competency and consistency of public health workers nationwide