The Regional Core Competency Framework for
Public Health (RCCFPH) is an instrument that defines the essential
knowledge, skills, and
attitudes related to
public health that the
health workforce as a whole should possess. This tool has been developed in response to a need in the
Americas for a simple tool that facilitates the development of excellence, collaboration and consistency, taking into account the vast diversity of the
workforce and varied
public health infrastructures and systems that exist in the
Americas region. This framework complements other key
strategies of the
Pan American Health Organization (
PAHO), the
World Health Organization (
WHO), and the
United Nations (
UN), such as
Primary Health Care (PHC), the
Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) and the
Millennium Development Goals (MDG).