The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) agreed to a set of revisions to the Accreditation Criteria for Schools and Programs of Public Health. The revisions aim to address themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the context of the current environment. Comments about the revisions must be submitted by the close of business on January 12, 2024, and a webinar will be held November 8, 2023 from 1:00 PM ET – 2:0 PM ET to review the proposed changes and answer questions.

CEPH’s process provides for an open comment period during which any interested parties may provide feedback on the proposed revisions. We encourage you to share this invitation to comment with your colleagues and welcome all perspectives.

A marked-up version of the criteria document, highlighting the proposed changes, is available here. Note that this change applies only to the criteria for schools of public health (SPH) and programs of public health (PHP). Standalone Baccalaureate Programs (SBPs) will not be affected by this change, as the SBP criteria are currently undergoing a regularly scheduled revision cycle.