Responding to calls to update the 2008 Core Competencies, the Public Health Agency of Canada has commissioned the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health to:

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• Propose structures and processes for the future oversight and governance of the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada, and

• Update the 2008 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada through engagement with the Canadian public health community

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BHEC co-hosted session with Black Health Leaders for participants to:

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• Learn about the 2024 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada project,

• Learn about the competencies on Black Health and anti-Black racism developed by the Black Health Education Collaborative, and

• Draft competencies on Black health and anti-Black racism for the 2024 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada.