Look at the most fundamental aspects of public health to break down the overarching goals and strategies of the field. You'll gain an understanding of the Three Public Health Core Functions and the Ten Essential Public Health Services* as a framework for the responsibilities of local public health systems, and how this framework serves to improve health equity.
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*This training has been updated to align with the revised version of Essential Public Health Services.
Learning Objectives:
- Define public health.
- List the social determinants of health.
- Recognize the three Public Health Core Functions.
- Identify ways each of the Essential Public Health Services works to improve health equity.
- Identify the role your work plays in public health.
Target Audience: Educators/Trainers, General Public Health Staff
Course Duration: ~60 minutes
Continuing Education Information:
- Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hour (1.0 continuing competency credit). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
- Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.
- 1.0 ANCC credit for Nurses
Accreditation Statements
The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 2025.
The Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Format: Self-Study
Updated: Sept. 2025
Author(s): Ray Andrade, Ed.D; Sana Khan, MPH; Abby Stoica, MPH, Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES
Arranged by: Dipanwita Das, Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES
Narration: Erich Healy
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
