Strengthen Your Program’s Impact with the Chronic Disease Competencies Self‑Assessment

More than 100 chronic disease professionals have already used the NACDD Chronic Disease Competencies Self-Assessment. This quick, evidence‑informed tool will give you personalized insights into your strengths and growth areas for your work in chronic disease prevention. The assessment is built around observable and measurable factors: knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes that drive success for both individuals and teams.

You and your team can take the self‑assessment and use the results to guide professional development, spark meaningful conversations, and build a more confident, capable chronic disease workforce.

The competencies directly align with all NACDD chronic disease offerings, making it easy to connect learning, skill‑building, and long‑term workforce development. In NACDD’s Online Learning Center, you can filter offerings by the competencies on which you’d like to focus.

If your team is looking for a summer professional development activity, look no further. Start with the self-assessment then grow with purpose and strengthen your program’s impact.

Chronic Disease Competencies

Chronic Disease Competencies

Observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes that build success for both individuals and teams. To take the assessment, use the link below to register for the course “Chronic Disease Competencies Self-Assessment.

A wheel-shaped graphic that shows seven public health competency areas. These areas include: Build Support; Design and Evaluate Programs; Influence Policies and Systems Change; Lead Strategically; Manage People; Manage Programs and Resources; and Use Public Health Science.

The NACDD Chronic Disease Competencies are a set of observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes that build success for both individuals and teams working in chronic disease prevention and control. The competencies provide a guide to help identify, evaluate, and develop desired behaviors. 

The seven major areas of competencies include: Build Support, Design and Evaluate Programs, Influence Policies and Systems Change, Lead Strategically, Manage People, Manage Programs and Resources, and Use Public Health Science.

Strengthen Your Team's Competencies

NACDD offers many self-paced virtual courses that will strengthen your knowledge and skills within the seven Chronic Disease Competencies. Search the database to start learning today.

Contact NACDD’s Professional Development Team to request technical assistance related to evaluating your team’s chronic disease competencies.

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