Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar Public Health Competencies for the Future, held on 8 May 2026. The session brought together leading experts to discuss how public health education and systems must evolve to address emerging challenges, and which competencies will be essential for the future public health workforce.
The webinar opened with welcome remarks by Carlo Signorelli, President of APHEA, and featured contributions from:
- Henrique Barros, President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
- Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
- Tiago Correia, Vice-chair of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) Public Health Professional Development Committee
- Paul Barach, Chair of the Board of Accreditation of the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA)
The discussion was moderated by Danko Relic, Executive Director of APHEA.
Key themes included:
✔️ The evolution of public health education and competencies
✔️ Practice-based learning and cross-sector collaboration
✔️ Strengthening links between public health institutes and academia
✔️ The role of accreditation in innovation and quality assurance
If you missed the live session — or would like to revisit the discussion — the webinar recording is now available here: Watch the webinar recording - Passcode: igY5=7.y
We hope this conversation continues to inspire collaboration and innovation in shaping the future public health workforce.