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The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals, revised and adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice in October 2021, are a consensus set of competencies for health departments and others to use in assessing training needs; developing training, job descriptions, and workforce development plans; and building workforce skills and competence. 

Tools to assist public health professionals and organizations with using the Council on Linkages' Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals are available.

Summary: In response to new challenges and changing priorities, the de Beaumont Foundation updated the first set of Strategic Skills, which were originally published in 2017.