We are pleased to announce and share with you the recently published National Workforce Capacity for Essential Public Health Functions Collection, unveiled last week at the WHO World Health Assembly. Representing extensive collaboration among leading public health and emergency response experts, organizations, and associations, this collection of works identifies, educates, and prepares a more resilient, diverse health and care workforce.

This workforce will be capable of delivering the full range of essential public health functions (EPHFs), including emergency preparedness and response.

In her capacity as President of the Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), which ASPPH is a founding member of, Dr. Laura Magaña, President and CEO of ASPPH, served as co-chair for the subgroup on competency-based education. The resulting Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions and related Operational Handbook provide comprehensive insights into the educational and training needs required by the workforce to deliver the EPHFs, adaptable to regional context.

We encourage you to follow this work as it enters the vital phase of piloted global implementation.