Core Competencies

In public health, we use the Social Ecological Model to identify interventions at multiple levels of the environment. These levels frequently overlap and interact to influence individual behavior.

Community Assessments provide public health practitioners valuable information for problem or asset identification, policy development, implementation, and program evaluation.

Public health professionals focus on preventing disease and injury by promoting healthy lifestyles by developing educational programs, policy proposal and advocacy, conducting research, and providing services.

Quality program planning in public health is fueled by assessment and evaluation. Public health programs are complex and changes in the environment often influence the impact of the program. These changes make evaluation crucial for documenting and measuring implementation and outcomes.

Cultural competency is a crucial skill for public health professionals and is a pillar for reducing disparities through culturally sensitive and unbiased quality care.