Yesterday, 06:18 PM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 06:35 PM by Stonybeach.)
(Yesterday, 06:07 PM)bluebooger Wrote: > Wouldn't it be better to pursue the Certified Public Health (CPH) credential from the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE)?
just did a search on indeed for NBPHE in the united states and nothing showed up
searched for CPH and almost everything was for a company called CPH International -- none of them were Certified Public Health related
> the prestigious CPH credential
who has determined that it is prestigious and what criteria did they use ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/publichealth/co...the_money/
https://www.reddit.com/r/publichealth/co..._worth_it/
Perhaps with some background on why you are interested in pursuing public health, a dialogue about your question on the value of certification would follow.
Credentialing: "After years of debate, the leadership of the public health community has decided it is time to provide a general credential in the field of public health.1,2 Discussions of credentialing in public health have been underway for at least two decades..."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1888516/
Exam
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28640658/
I recommend researching peer-reviewed articles rather than anecdotes on "Reddit"; otherwise, no one will take you seriously.