Public Health Innovations Project

The Public Health Innovations Project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide public health professionals with information and tools to help them respond to changes in the public health practice environment. This is accomplished by translating the ten Essential Public Health Services into practice.

  • National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP)
    Supported through a partnership of national public health organizations working collaboratively to establish and implement national performance standards for state and local public health systems. Learn More
  • National Public Health Leadership Development Network
    To determine how best to ensure that public health officials have access to leadership development and training, APHA is working with the National Public Health Leadership Development Network to identify and facilitate the development of public health leadership training programs and linkages. Learn More
  • Environmental Health Competency Guidelines Project
    Environmental Health experts have completed guidelines that address the skills of workers in the environmental health field. Learn More


For  more information about these projects, contact:

Karlene Baddy, MEd
Director, Public Health Systems and Partnerships
Center for Learning & Global Public Health
202-777-2494
202-777-2533
Email: 
karlene.baddy@apha.org