In January of 2002, ASPPH’s Executive Committee approved developing an independent Board of Public Health to issue examinations and provide those that pass the exam with a public health credential.
Eligibility requirements set at graduate-level degree in public health from a school or program accredited by CEPH, after extensive discussions among ASPPH, APHA, ASTHO, and NACCHO.
ASPPH releases first competency set for MPH graduates. The first meeting of the NBPHE was held in December 2005.
The inaugural Certified in Public Health exam was administered both in the U.S. and in international locations during August 11-30, 2008.The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) announced the award of its inaugural Certification in Public Health (CPH) to over 500 qualifying professionals.
NBPHE successfully pilots student eligibility for Certified in Public Health Exam. 37 CEPH-accredited schools and program offered the CPH exam as a pre-graduation test for their students. Certified in Public Health Continuing Education (CPHE) offered for the first time by ASPPH, APTR, ASTHO, APHA, NACCHO
79 Academic Institutions accredited by CEPH Extend Certified in Public Health Eligibility to their Students.
Students from all schools and programs accredited by CEPH eligible for the February 2012 and future CPH exams. The NBPHE begins offering the CPH exam twice a year.
Eligibility is expanded to include public health professionals who have taken the core courses at CEPH-accredited institutions and also have either five years’ work experience or a relevant graduate degree.
NBPHE conducts Job Task Analysis. NBPHE begins to identify the larger work responsibilities for each specific job and then digs down into each one to the more granular level of the job.
New Work Experience Eligibility piloted by NBPHE. Digital badging added to recertification process.
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