Radu Cojocaru

National Centre of Public Health

National Centre of Public Health. The National Center is main center and part of a national network of Centres of Public Health that focus on education and training for the public health workforce in the area of public health preparedness. The centers provide technical assistance to state and local health departments, as well as other public health agencies. In addition, the centers collaborate with one another on curriculum development and development of toolkits that can be used in education and training. To achieve this mission, the Center focuses on the preparedness of the existing public health workforce, as well as new members of the workforce, and offers specialty education to those who plan to focus on public health preparedness. This is accomplished through: the development and implementation of training and educational programs to address gaps in knowledge and skills of the public health workforce; use of distance learning and other strategies to bring programs to the workforce; development of professional education focusing on public health preparedness and management; and continued evaluation and updating of ongoing programs in order to ensure that they are addressing the core competencies needed for public health workers.