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Certifications

Certified in Public Health (CPH)

National Board of Public Health Examiners was established in September 2005 as an independent organization, the purpose of which is to ensure that students and graduates from schools and programs of public health accredited by the Council on Education of Public Health (CEPH) have mastered the knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health. This purpose will be accomplished by developing, preparing, administering and evaluating a voluntary certification exam.

The exam is the first step of the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credentialing process, which is the result of a multi-decade effort to heighten the visibility of the public health profession and to standardize core public health knowledge across core disciplines.

Click here to register for the CPH Exam.

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Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES)

Health educators are professionals who design, conduct and evaluate activities that help improve the health of all people. Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) are those who have met the standards of competence established by the National Commision for Health Education Credentialing Inc. (NCHEC) and have successfully passed the CHES examination.