251183 Staying Certified in Public Health (CPH)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 1:10 PM

Lacy M. Fehrenbach, MPH, CPH , Member Services, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
     
The presenter, a Certified in Public Health (CPH) professional, will describe the maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements for the CPH process. The MOC process is evidence of CPH professionals commitment to personal development and lifelong learning. The presentation will outline the two prongs of MOC: continuing education and re-assessment. The first CPH professionals started earning CPH Continuing Education in calendar year 2010.

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
List the 2 components of maintenance of certification (MOC) for Certified in Public Health professionals

Keywords: Certification, Professional Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am certified in public health (CPH), direct ASTHO’s CEU program (includes medical, nursing, and public health), oversee development of ASTHO programming eligible for CPH CEUs, and certify programs developed by others as CPH CEU eligible.
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.

See more of: Certified in Public Health: A National Voluntary Credential of Increasing Public Health Importance
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