CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
PUBHLT 2033: Foundations in Public Health

• Explain public health history, philosophy and values.
• Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services.
• Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s, health.
• Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc. 
• Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge.
• Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease.
• Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (eg, One Health).

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health

• Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health.
• Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities.
• Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate.
• Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.
• Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels.
• Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities’ health.
• Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design or implementation of public health policies or programs.
• Select methods to evaluate public health programs.
• Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
BIOST 2011: Principles of Statistical Reasoning
or
BIOST 2041: Introduction to Statistical Methods I

• Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate.
• Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
EPIDEM 2110: Principles of Epidemiology

• Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
EOH 2013: Environmental Health and Disease

• Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
HPM 2001: Health Policy and Management in Public Health

• Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings.
• Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence.
• Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
PUBHLT 2015: Public Health Biology

• List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program.
• Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
PUBHLT 2034: Public Health Communications

• Select communication styles for different audience sectors.
• Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentations.
• Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content.

CEPH MPH foundational competencies and knowledge covered in
PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health

• Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
• Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management.
• Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations.
• Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making.
• Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.
• Perform effectively on interprofessional teams.
• Apply systems thinking tools to a public health issue.