This course explores the development and purpose of the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services and how they relate to the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnvPHPS), describes the similarities between the EnvPHPS and the National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS), and the importance of integration and implementation of the EnvPHPS within the environmental public health system.

Learning objectives:

1. Know how the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services relate to the EnvPHPS
2. Know who and how the EnvPHPS were developed
3. Understand the environmental public health system
4. Understand the purpose of using the EnvPHPS
5. Understand the advantages of the similarities between the EnvPHPS and the National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS)
6. Understand the importance of integration and implementation of the EnvPHPS

Tier Level: Tier 3
Modality: Self-Paced
Length: 09 minutes 13 seconds

Resources:
CDC resources for EnvPHPS
CDC’s EnvPHPS toolkit

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