FOUNDATIONAL COMPETENCIES
Doctor of Public Health
The DrPH program at the Georgia State School of Public Health prepares students for leadership roles that promote health at a population level and advance health equity. All of our DrPH graduates demonstrate foundational competencies in the areas listed below.
- Data and Analysis
- Leadership, Management and Governance
- Policy and Programs
- Education and Workforce Development
- Georgia State University-Authored DrPH Competencies (details below)
Competency Areas
DrPH 1. Explain qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods and policy analysis research and evaluation methods to address health issues at multiple (individual, group, organization, community and population) levels. (PHPB 9340)
DrPH 2. Design a qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, policy analysis or evaluation project to address a public health issue. (PHPB 9340)
DrPH 3. Explain the use and limitations of surveillance systems and national surveys in assessing, monitoring and evaluating policies and programs and to address a population’s health. (PHPB 9340)
- DrPH 4. Propose strategies for health improvement and elimination of health inequities by organizing partners, including researchers, practitioners, community leaders and others. (PHPB 9300)
- DrPH 5. Communicate public health science to diverse audiences, including individuals at all levels of health literacy, for purposes of influencing behavior and policies. (PHPB 9005)
- DrPH 6. Integrate knowledge, approaches, methods, values and potential contributions from multiple professions, sectors and systems in addressing public health problems. (PHPB 9010)
- DrPH 7. Create a strategic plan. (PHPB 9300)
- DrPH 8. Facilitate shared decision making through negotiation and consensus-building methods. (PHPB 9300)
- DrPH 9. Create organizational change strategies. (PHPB 9300)
- DrPH 10. Propose strategies to promote inclusion within public health programs, policies and systems. (PHPB 9010)
- DrPH 11. Assess one’s own strengths and weaknesses in leadership capacities, including cultural proficiency. (PHPB 9300)
- DrPH 12. Propose human, fiscal and other resources to achieve a strategic goal. (PHPB 9310)
- DrPH 13. Cultivate new resources and revenue streams to achieve a strategic goal. (PHPB 9310)
- DrPH 14. Design a system-level intervention to address a public health issue. (PHPB 9130)
- DrPH 15. Integrate community-informed knowledge such as cultural values and practices in the design of public health policies and programs. (PHPB 9130)
- DrPH 16. Integrate scientific information, legal and regulatory approaches, ethical frameworks and varied parties' interests in policy development and analysis. (PHPB 9005)
- DrPH 17. Propose interprofessional and/or intersectoral team approaches to improving public health. (PHPB 9310)
- DrPH 18. Assess an audience’s knowledge and learning needs. (PHPB 9320)
- DrPH 19. Deliver training or educational experiences that promote learning in academic, organizational or community settings. (PHPB 9320)
- DrPH 20. Use best practice modalities in pedagogical practices. (PHPB 9320)
- DrPH 21. Critically review, synthesize, and evaluate the scientific literature and present appropriate implications for public health practice, public policy, and further research. (PHPH 9017)
- DrPH 22. Develop and operationalize strategies for community-led and community-informed goals, policies, programs, and communication approaches to advance public health and health equity. (PHPB 9010)
- DrPH 23. Analyze ethical considerations in both public health research and practice contexts demonstrating the ability to deliberate ethical principles, evaluate alternative actions, and justify conclusions. (PHPB 9350)
- DrPH 24. Critically assess and interpret empirical evidence generated from epidemiologic and biostatistical methods to construct effective communications or support data-informed public health decision-making. (PHPH 9017)
- DrPH 25. Assess the health effects of climate change and the cumulative impacts of environmental and social disadvantage on environmental justice and health equity. (PHPH 8320)
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Atlanta, GA 30303
Mailing Address
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P.O. Box 3995
Atlanta, GA 30302-3995