The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) 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. (List of CEPH accredited public health schools and programs)



Historic Goals of Credentialing in Public Health
       • Increase recognition of the public health professions
       • Raise the visibility of public health
       • Measure and improve the competency and consistency of public health workers nationwide

Collaborating Organizations
       • American Public Health Association
       • Association of Prevention Teaching and Research
       • Association of Schools of Public Health
       • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
       • National Association of County and City Health Officials