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Stonybeach,
The idea of doing the cph versus an mph works uniquely for you because of your nursing license and your existing MSN a Nurse Practitioner credentials. If you were using that CPH credential for hiring potential employers would be leaning heavily on your nursing experience and credentials.
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07-05-2025, 05:56 PM
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(07-05-2025, 05:15 PM)mcjon77 Wrote: Stonybeach,
The idea of doing the cph versus an mph works uniquely for you because of your nursing license and your existing MSN a Nurse Practitioner credentials. If you were using that CPH credential for hiring potential employers would be leaning heavily on your nursing experience and credentials.
Yes, I agree! The experiential pathway is open to other healthcare professionals in public health and is certainly another option to earning a public health credential. I am in no way discouraging the MPH pathway; I am simply showing an alternative pathway for those interested and/or qualified. The ANCC used to offer nursing certification in public health nursing but discontinued it. The NBPHE now offers public health nursing certification as well.
https://www.nbphe.org/public-health-nurs...ification/
Perhaps I should post these types of findings on nursing forums instead of a general degree forum. The CPH alternative pathway is not only open to nurses but also to those in public health who may qualify. I was under the impression that other healthcare professionals participate in this degree forum. Perhaps I am mistaken.
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(07-05-2025, 05:56 PM)Stonybeach Wrote: (07-05-2025, 05:15 PM)mcjon77 Wrote: Stonybeach,
The idea of doing the cph versus an mph works uniquely for you because of your nursing license and your existing MSN a Nurse Practitioner credentials. If you were using that CPH credential for hiring potential employers would be leaning heavily on your nursing experience and credentials.
Yes, I agree! The experiential pathway is open to other healthcare professionals in public health and is certainly another option to earning a public health credential. I am in no way discouraging the MPH pathway; I am simply showing an alternative pathway for those interested and/or qualified. The ANCC used to offer nursing certification in public health nursing but discontinued it. The NBPHE now offers public health nursing certification as well.
https://www.nbphe.org/public-health-nurs...ification/
Perhaps I should post these types of findings on nursing forums instead of a general degree forum. The CPH alternative pathway is not only open to nurses but also to those in public health who may qualify. I was under the impression that other healthcare professionals participate in this degree forum. Perhaps I am mistaken.
Sir,
I am not trying to sound disrespectful when I say this, but I have worked part-time at county health departments and full time for the Illinois Department of Public Health at various points over the last two decades. My current colleagues include a PA, two BSNs, and a Masters prepared Health Nutritionist.... none of us had ever heard of the CPH... but we all knew what an MPH was.
I am not discrediting anything you have said, merely saying that even in the Public Health arena, it is an unknown to many of us. Now that isn't to say it is unimportant, maybe just that it hasn't been advertised in rural areas yet. Some of my coworkers had never heard of AEM, CEM, or CHEC before I was hired.
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(07-05-2025, 09:23 PM)FireMedic_Philosopher Wrote: (07-05-2025, 05:56 PM)Stonybeach Wrote: (07-05-2025, 05:15 PM)mcjon77 Wrote: Stonybeach,
The idea of doing the cph versus an mph works uniquely for you because of your nursing license and your existing MSN a Nurse Practitioner credentials. If you were using that CPH credential for hiring potential employers would be leaning heavily on your nursing experience and credentials.
Yes, I agree! The experiential pathway is open to other healthcare professionals in public health and is certainly another option to earning a public health credential. I am in no way discouraging the MPH pathway; I am simply showing an alternative pathway for those interested and/or qualified. The ANCC used to offer nursing certification in public health nursing but discontinued it. The NBPHE now offers public health nursing certification as well.
https://www.nbphe.org/public-health-nurs...ification/
Perhaps I should post these types of findings on nursing forums instead of a general degree forum. The CPH alternative pathway is not only open to nurses but also to those in public health who may qualify. I was under the impression that other healthcare professionals participate in this degree forum. Perhaps I am mistaken.
Sir,
I am not trying to sound disrespectful when I say this, but I have worked part-time at county health departments and full time for the Illinois Department of Public Health at various points over the last two decades. My current colleagues include a PA, two BSNs, and a Masters prepared Health Nutritionist.... none of us had ever heard of the CPH... but we all knew what an MPH was.
I am not discrediting anything you have said, merely saying that even in the Public Health arena, it is an unknown to many of us. Now that isn't to say it is unimportant, maybe just that it hasn't been advertised in rural areas yet. Some of my coworkers had never heard of AEM, CEM, or CHEC before I was hired.
Apparently, "14,000 public health professionals have become Certified in Public Health"
https://www.nbphe.org/about-nbphe/
The National Board of Public Health Examiners: Credentialing Public Health Graduates:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1888516/
Although many CEPH-accredited universities endorse the CPH certification for their graduates, I do not see it listed with the Institute for Credentialing Excellence:
https://www.credentialingexcellence.org/...irectories
When seeking certification recognized nationally, I usually refer to the ICE database, accredited by NCCA. My bad! The American Nurses Credentialing Center once offered the public health nurse certification, but discontinued accepting new applicants.
https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifi...lth-nurse/ I made the mistake of thinking NBPHE CPH was well accepted because of the CEPH-accredited universities that offer MPH programs endorsing it. In any case, thanks for your input!
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