Coverage of CEPH Competencies in Core Courses
Find each competency below to see in which of the MPH core course(s) they are addressed.
| Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health | |
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1. Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice |
EPIDEM 2110: Principles of Epidemiology |
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2. Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health BIOST 2011: Principles of Statistical Reasoning |
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3. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health BIOST 2011: Principles of Statistical Reasoning |
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4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health BIOST 2011: Principles of Statistical Reasoning |
| Public Health & Health Care Systems | |
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5. Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings |
HPM 2001: Health Policy and Management in Public Health |
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6. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health |
| Planning & Management to Promote Health | |
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7. Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health |
| 8. Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation or critique of public health policies or programs |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health |
| 9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention |
PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
| 10. Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management |
PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
| 11. Select methods to evaluate public health programs | BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health |
| Policy in Public Health | |
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| 12. Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence | HPM 2001: Health Policy and Management in Public Health |
| 13. Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes |
BCHS 2509: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health |
| 14. Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations |
HPM 2001: Health Policy and Management in Public Health |
| 15. Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity |
HPM 2001: Health Policy and Management in Public Health |
| Leadership | |
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| 16. Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue | PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
| 17. Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges |
PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
| Communication | |
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| 18. Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors | PUBHLT 2034: Public Health Communications |
| 19. Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy | PUBHLT 2034: Public Health Communications |
| 20. Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content |
PUBHLT 2034: Public Health Communications |
| Interprofessional Practice | |
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| 21. Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health | PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
| Systems Thinking | |
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| 22. Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative | PUBHLT 2035: Applications in Public Health |
Accreditation
Pitt Public Health is accredited by the Council for Education on Public Health (CEPH).
These competencies are from the 2024 Amended CEPH Accreditation Criteria.