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Building a Unified Competency Framework for Public Health
Mary Jo Stanley1, Ann M Stalter2
1Department of Health Sciences, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|February 16, 2026
Summary
Establishing consistent public health nursing (C/PHN) benchmarks is crucial for workforce development and population health. The new PHOENIX framework offers a unified approach to public health competencies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Nursing Education
- Workforce Development
Background:
- Enhancing workforce capacity and population health requires standardized benchmarks in community/public health nursing (C/PHN) and public health sectors.
- Standardization of skills, knowledge, and actions is essential for ensuring safe, quality care across the public health workforce.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and establish consistent benchmarks for community/public health nursing (C/PHN) practices.
- To develop a unified competency framework for the public health sector.
Main Methods:
- A literature review identified five key public health competency documents.
- These documents were analyzed thematically to highlight key components, focus, themes, and unique features.
Main Results:
- Analysis revealed similarities and gaps, indicating a misalignment in existing competencies.
- The Public Health Outcomes through Equity, Navigation, Inclusion, and Cross-Sector Collaboration (PHOENIX) model was developed.
- PHOENIX provides a universal competency framework integrating interdisciplinary and nursing-specific competencies.
Conclusions:
- Cross-disciplinary strategic thinking necessitates leveling competencies for interdisciplinary unity in the public health workforce.
- The PHOENIX framework acknowledges the unique role of nursing in direct care and public health practice.
- PHOENIX offers a nursing-focused yet broadly applicable framework for diverse public health disciplines.
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