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Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Foundational Domains

1. The history and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, concepts and functions across the globe and in society
2. The basic concepts, methods and tools of public health data collection, use and analysis and why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice
3. The concepts of population health, and the basic processes, approaches and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations
4. The underlying science of human health and disease, including opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course
5. The socioeconomic, behavioral, biological, environmental and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities
6. The fundamental concepts and features of project implementation, including planning, assessment and evaluation
7. The fundamental characteristics and organizational structures of the US health system as well as the differences between systems in other countries
8. Basic concepts of legal, ethical, economic and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy and the roles, influences and responsibilities of the different agencies and branches of government
9. Basic concepts of public health-specific communication, including technical and professional writing and the use of mass media and electronic technology

Master’s Foundational Competencies

1. Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice
2. Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
3. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software as appropriate
4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice
5. Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings
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 societal levels
7. Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health
8. Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design or implementation of public health policies or programs
9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention
10. Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management
11. Select methods to evaluate public health programs
12. Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
13. Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
14. Advocate for political, social and economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
15. Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
16. Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making
17. Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
18. Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors
19. Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation
20. Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content
21. Perform effectively on interprofessional teams
22. Apply systems thinking tools to a public health issue

Master’s Generalist Concentration-specific Competencies

1. Gather, integrate and analyze descriptive health data from rural or frontier settings.
2. Identify the common demographic characteristics of rural or frontier areas and their implications for provision of public health services.
3. Explain the challenges associated with provision of environmental health services in the context of rural or frontier areas.
4. Demonstrate basic understanding and respect for a multiplicity of values, believes, traditions and experiences and feelings of satisfaction or distress stemming from social determinants in rural or frontier settings.
5. Utilize basic statistical skills to reason about problems associated with the populations of low density and widespread geographic dispersion.

Master’s Community Health and Prevention Sciences-specific Competencies

Area I: Assess Needs, Resources, and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion

Area II: Plan Health Education/Promotion

Area III: Implement Health Education/Promotion

Area IV: Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education/Promotion

Area V: Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion

Area VI: Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person

Area VII:  Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health, Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession

PhD Competencies

1. Convey and apply deep knowledge of public health principles, including conceptual underpinnings, philosophy and history.
2. Understand current issues and debates in public health research, including multi-cultural dimensions and ethical conduct of public health research.
3. Understand and apply a range of study designs, research methods, and approaches to data management and analysis commonly used in public health and in one’s specialized focus area.
4. Design and conduct independent research in a specialized focus area within public health.
5. Critically evaluate scientific literature and research gaps in a specialized focus area within public health.
6. Disseminate effective and substantive public health-related research through presentations and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

PhD Content Coverage

1. Explain public health history, philosophy and values
2. Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services
3. Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health
4. List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program
5. Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.
6. Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge
7. Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health
8. Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health
9. Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health
10. Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities
11. Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease
12. Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health)