Core Competencies
What are the 14 core competencies of Environmental Health?
These non-technical competencies were developed in 2000 by an expert panel assembled by the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Public Health Association. The 14 core competencies have been identified as necessary for environmental health practitioners in local, state, and tribal environmental health units to successfully address environmental health challenges.
Assessment
- Information gathering
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Evaluation
Management
- Problem Solving
- Economic and Political Issues
- Organizational Knowledge and behavior
- Project Management
- Computer and Information Technology
- Reporting, Documentation and Record-Keeping
- Collaboration
Communication
- Educate
- Communicate
- Conflict Resolution
- Marketing
How do the Essential Services fit here?
The 10 Essential Services serve as a goal for Environmental Health units. The Core Competencies are the skills or abilities that are needed to effectively perform the Essential Services.
