Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health

• apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice.
• select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
• analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate.
• interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.

Public Health & Healthcare Systems

• compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings.
• 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.

Planning & Management to Promote Health

• assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities’ health.
• apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs.
• design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
• explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management.
• select methods to evaluate public health programs.

Policy in Public Health

• discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence.
• propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
• advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations.
• evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity.

Leadership

• apply leadership and/or management principles to address relevant issues.
• apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.

Communication

• select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors.
• communicate audience-appropriate (i.e. non-academic, non-peer audience) public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation.
• describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content.

Interprofessional and/or Intersectoral Practice

• integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health.

Systems Thinking

• apply a systems thinking tools to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative.