189644 Impact of a public health credentialing program on local public health

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 8:35 AM

Patrick M. Libbey , Executive Director, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC
This session will highlight potential opportunities and challenges and raise the question of unintended consequences for local public health associated with advancing a credentialing system for Graduates of CEPH accredited Schools of Public Health and Graduate Public Health Programs. It will also minimally examine how this effort may influence future workforce recruitment, training and retention programs as well the implications, if any, on local public health agency accreditation and performance.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the potential and differing perceptions of possible impact of this effort on public health recruitment, training, and retention as well as public health system performance and accreditation at the local level.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Executive Director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials and I presented this abstract at the APHA 2007 Annual Meeting.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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