A new AJPH article calls on academic and practice leaders to strengthen the public health profession by embracing certification as a shared standard for workforce competence and accountability, unifying the field, supporting lifelong learning, and strengthening connections between schools of public health and the practice workforce.
Embedding lifelong learning expectations within accreditation standards will better prepare graduates for sustained professional growth and align academic preparation with workforce realities.
We are pleased to share a newly published article in Health Affairs Scholar that uses NBPHE’s certification and workforce data to illuminate important trends in public health policy and advocacy readiness.
NBPHE is deeply concerned about the exclusion of degrees that support critical health professions, especially professional public health degrees, the Master in Public Health (MPH) and Doctor in Public Health (DrPH) from the list of federally recognized professional degree programs
Board Member Spotlight: Lori Freeman, MBACEO, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)Secretary/Treasurer of the Board, National Board of Public Health Examiners Lori Freeman has spent her career advancing the people and systems that protect our communities’ health.
The National Board of Public Health Examiners is pleased to announce that David R. Buys has been appointed Chair of the NBPHE Board of Directors. Dr. Buys will serve a two-year term guiding NBPHE as we continue our mission to advance the public health profession through certification.
In the May 2025 issue of The Nation’s Health, APHA president Deanna Wathington makes the case: public health certification helps make our work visible, credible, and respected. It’s a signal – not just to employers or policymakers, but to each other – that we are part of something bigger than a job description.
Barb Jump transitioned from advertising to public health communications—and found her voice amplified after earning the CPH. In our latest spotlight, she shares how the credential gave her creative work new power and credibility.
Turning public support into policy change? In our most recent CPH Book Club session, we welcomed Vinny DeMarco, the subject of The DeMarco Factor, and our friend Dr. Glenn Schneider of Johns Hopkins, for an inspiring conversation.
We were recently published in Frontiers in Public Health with an article on our recent JTA, the Leadership domain, and the importance of leadership-related tasks, skills and core competencies.
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