Maintaining the CPH Credential: Recertification Update

June 22, 2012

Presenter: Molly M. Eggleston,

MPH, MCHES, CPH

Executive Director

Why maintain your CPH?

Allows for continued recognition in your

profession

Meets benchmarks set in other health

professions

Assures the communities that you serve of

your currency

CPH and Your Career

You take every opportunity to further

your education and grasp of current

issues in the field.

You will excel in the field through

your work and actions.

You are committed to the public health

profession.

What‘s Required to Maintain My CPH Status?

1. Obtain and document 50 hours of

continuing education / 2 years.

2. Pay recertification fee ($95 USD / 2

years).

3. Adhere to Code of Ethics

Only counts if focused on CPH area(s) of competency

Domain Areas: 1) Biostatistics

2) Environmental Health Sciences

3) Epidemiology

4) Health Policy and Management

5) Social and Behavioral Sciences

Cross-Cutting Domains: 1) Communication and

Informatics

2) Diversity and Culture

3) Leadership

4) Public Health Biology

5) Professionalism

6) Program Planning

7) Systems Thinking

Find Credits & Providers

Find Approved Activities

Where can I find Pre-approved providers?

What if not pre-approved?

For activities offered

by providers which

are NOT pre-

approved, 1 CPH

credit for each full

clock hour, up to a

maximum of 8

credits for each full-

day program.

Assess each session

for relevance to a

CPH domain.

Exclude general

sessions, breaks,

duty-free meals,

social events, &

housekeeping

remarks.

Review

Articulate the

number of CPHCE

hours required

every two years to

maintain the CPH.

Identify at least 3

pre-approved

providers of

CPHCE.

Attendance at Public Health Professional Events

Conferences

workshops

webinars

Leadership

institutes

Seminars

Includes face-to-face,

audio/videoconference,

and online delivery

Credits earned:

Determined by pre-

approved providers OR

1 CPH credit for each

full clock hour, up to a

maximum of 8 credits

for each full-day

program.

Do online trainings count?

Yes!

Online learning is

an acceptable

modality to maintain

the CPH credential.

Use the guidance

for "Attendance at

Public Health

Professional

Events”

College or University Courses

Graduate-level

college or university

courses (face-to-

face, independent

study/corresponden

ce, online, summer

institute)

Take & pass for

academic credit at a

CEPH accredited

institution. 3 CPH

recert credits /

semester-long class

or summer program;

2 CPH recert credits

/ trimester or

quarter-long class.

Writing or Professional Contribution

6 credits each for:

participation in a

formal public health

mentoring program

full day training or

site visit (CEPH,

CAHME or PHAB)

new multi-day

course.

10 credits each for:

peer-reviewed

article, chapter or

book…

grant application or

review

dissertation

Professional Contribution - Authorship

10 credits for each peer-reviewed article,

chapter or book written and published

(limited to authors who made substantial

contribution to published document.) Our

intention has been to award credit to

"Primary" authors - meaning the ones who

actually wrote the article (as opposed to

“first” authors which implies they are listed

first). The principle is how much you

contributed, not how you are listed.

1 day Instruction

4 credits for each new one day workshop or

seminar that is instructed.

Workshop/seminar must be newly developed

and delivered by CPH to be eligible for credit

(limit of one per recertification period)

Presentation or Guest Lecture in Formal Public Health Setting

1 credit each

E.g. . APHA or other membership

organization for health professionals, CSTE,

an NGO such as the Red Cross, a

governmental health ministry, UN, WHO,

Grand Round at a Hospital.

Reading of Peer-Reviewed Literature

Through pre-approved

providers only!

1 CPH credit / piece of

peer-reviewed public

health literature on

areas of CPH

competency.

Literature must

include a

comprehension

evaluation by a pre-

approved provider

and a passing score

must be earned.

Item writer for CPH exam or CPH study guide

Through pre-approved

providers only!

Service Activities (max 20/ recertification period)

1 credit /hour of

service activities

2 recertification

credits / each

leadership position

(e.g. board or

committee chair)

Non-compensated

public health service

to other than

employer (e.g.,

service as a board

member for a public

health organization,

volunteering at a

public health service

event, etc.)

When do I start earning & reporting CPH?

Cohort of 2008

Deadline was

6/30/12

Cohort of 2009

January 1, 2011 -

December 31, 2012

Cohorts of 2008 + 2010 –

Feb 2012

January 1, 2012 -

December 31, 2013

Extension!

3 Month Extension = $25 USD

6 Month Extension = $50 USD

Reactivation Fee = $100 USD

Do CPHCE hours “roll over” from 1 cycle to the next?

No.

Online Recert & Reporting System

Do CME, CNE, CECH, CVE, CLE, ABIH hours count for CPH?

Learning activity must address one of the domains tested by the CPH exam (pre-approved or not)

Code of Ethics

Place the safety and health of the public

above all other interests.

Demonstrate integrity, honesty and fairness

in all activities and strive for excellence in all

matters of ethical conduct.

Maintain competency requirements through

recertification. …

Review

Identify CPH professionals as an audience

for professional development and ongoing

health education.

Staying Certified! at

www.nbphe.org