1. MPH/BSPH Meeting
October 12, 2016

2. Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Accredits Schools and Programs of Public Health
Graduate degrees only prior to 2008
Seven year term
Prior to 2006: 3, 5, or 7 year terms
2002: WKU first CEPH-accredited MPH in KY
3 year term
2005: 3 year term
2008: 7 year term
2016: Pending

3. New Criteria: Major Implications to Core
Demonstrate foundational public health knowledge
Profession and science of public health (6 objectives)
Factors related to human health (6 objectives)
Required foundational competencies
Evidence-based approaches to public health (4 competencies)
Public health and health care systems (2 competencies)
Planning and management to promote health (5 competencies)
Policy in public health (3 competencies)
Leadership (1 competency)
Communication (3 competencies)
Interprofessional practice (1 competency)
Systems Thinking (1 competency)
Student assessment required for each competency

4. New Criteria: Major Implications to Core
Applied practice experience
Must demonstrate 5 foundational competencies
Requires portfolio for assessment
Format flexibility: concentrated (internship, practicum) OR spread out throughout curriculum (course-based activities, service learning, KPHA, etc.)
Integrated learning experience
Synthesis of foundational and concentration competencies
Requires “high quality” written product

5. Major Implications to Concentrations
Five competencies minimum for each concentration
3 primary instructional faculty per concentration
FT employee
Regular responsibility to instruction
> 50% FTE to program
1 additional primary faculty per additional degree level
ENV and HE = 4 primary faculty
Gen = 3

6. Certificates vs Concentrations
No primary faculty requirements
No competency requirements UNLESS students are required to get certificate

7. Changes Required Changes Curriculum: Add classes
Practice Experience
Culminating Experience
Committee structures/charge/P&P
Consider Changing
MPH and BSPH to general degrees
4 primary faculty
Responsive to changing workforce needs through certificates
5 additional competencies to required 20 (MPH)