The Certified in Disease Intervention (CDI) certification launched by opening the CDI application portal on February 18, 2026 with the first exam window opening April 1 and and the exam being administered through May 15, 2026. The CDI pilot project is supported by the CDC through funding opportunity CDC-RFA-CK20-2003 subawarded by ASPPH to NBPHE and […]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided funding to the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to perform a Job Task Analysis (JTA) for the public health nursing workforce. The purpose of the study, which was conducted between March and May 2025, was to determine the most frequent and important day-to-day tasks that public health […]
In 2022, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) received funding through The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) to work with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) to conduct a Job Task Analysis for the governmental public health workforce. The survey was administered from May to July 2024 and its […]
Founded in 2005, NBPHE is excited to celebrate 20 years working in public health. With the mission to help professionalize the field of public health, we look forward to another 20 years serving this community.
In 2024 the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) introduced an Ambassadors program for the Certification in Public Health (CPH). An Ambassador program is a great way to have credible peers who best enjoy and utilize the CPH effectively share their knowledge and perspective on the benefits of the certification.
A new Job Task Analysis was performed, and the CPH exam was then updated to reflect the new content outline. The new exam goes into place August 1, 2024.
Both ASPPH and APHA established task forces on the credentialing of public health workers in the late 1980’s, stimulated in part by the call from the U. S. Surgeon General for such an effort.
ASPPH commissioned a formal study of public health worker credentialing in 1989, which recommended that if ASPPH did decide to undertake credentialing that it should pursue it independently and in a “pro-active, reformist role.”
Another study was conducted in 1995 by Dr. Bill Livingood and colleagues. Of those who participated in the survey, 45% supported a national certification effort with an additional 30% undecided on the issue. Livingood, W.C., Jr. et al: The feasibility and desirability of public health credentialing: A survey of public health leaders. AJPH. 1995; 85: […]
Dr. Mohammad Ahkter, then Executive Director of APHA, and Dr. Al Sommer, Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Chair of the Board of ASPPH, decided to jointly form the APHA/ASPPH Task Force on Public Health Workforce Credentialing. After receiving encouragement from both the APHA and ASPPH Executive Boards, the Task […]
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