Public Health System


Competencies

NameDescription
What Public Health IsDescribe public health as a system, including its unique and important features and their role in it, to general audiences.
Measuring HealthApply measures of population health and illness, including risk factors, in community health improvement initiatives.
Population Based PreventionIdentify and distinguish public health and prevention strategies from curative strategies for prevalent health problems.
Governmental Public HealthDescribe the role of law and government in promoting and protecting the health of the public and identify specific functions and roles of governmental public health agencies in assuring population health.
Core Functions and EPHSIdentify and explain how various organizations, positions and roles contribute to carrying out public health's core functions and essential services.
Public Health InfrastructureIdentify, measure, and assess the components of the public health infrastructure.
Public Health InterventionsApply principles derived from the basic public health sciences to planning, implementing and evaluating public health interventions.