The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) has recognized the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Professional Program in Nursings’ Associate Professor Christine Vandenhouten PhD, RN, APHN-BC, CPH and Lecturer Rebecca Hovarter MS, RN, APHN-BC, CPH as Certified in Public Health (CPH). With this accomplishment, Dr. Vandenhouten and Hovarter demonstrate not only a mastery of the core sciences of public health, but also a strong commitment to staying on the cutting-edge of public health issues.
The publics served by Dr. Vandenhouten and Hovarter can be assured that they have a fundamental breadth and depth of core public health knowledge and will continue their professional development through the NBPHE’s maintenance of certification process. Those seeking to verify a CPH credential may do so through the NBPHE’s online recertification system at www.nbphe.org/recert/employer.
“With this new CPH class, the entire field is elevated to new standards and the health of the public can continue to be enhanced,” said Dr. Richard Kurz, chair of NBPHE and Dean of the University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. “The CPH process raises the bar for public health workers by highlighting the need for a standard benchmark for students and graduates and a certified dedication to the field.”
This is the first year public health nurses were allowed to take the examination and Dr. Vandenhouten and Hovarter participated as part of a pilot project to expand the disciplines eligible for certification by exam.
About the NBPHE
The NBPHE Certified in Public Health (CPH) program demonstrates that students and graduates from CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health have mastered required core and cross-cutting competencies and addresses the need for greater recognition of public health as a health profession. More information can be found at: www.nbphe.org.