Foundational Competencies for MPH and MHSA Degrees

  Competency Domain
1 Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
2 Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
3 Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
4 Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
5 Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings Public Health and Health Care Systems
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 Public Health and Health Care Systems
7 Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health Planning and Management to Promote Health
8 Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs Planning and Management to Promote Health
9 Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention Planning and Management to Promote Health
10 Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management Planning and Management to Promote Health
11 Select methods to evaluate public health programs Planning and Management to Promote Health
12 Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence Policy in Public Health
13 Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes Policy in Public Health
14 Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations Policy in Public Health
15 Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity Policy in Public Health
16 Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue Leadership
17 Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges Leadership
18 Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors Communication
19 Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a nonacademic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy Communication
20 Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content Communication
21 Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health Interprofessional Practice
22 Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than a standard narrative Systems Thinking