{"id":1287,"date":"2026-10-01T09:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/?post_type=session&#038;p=1287"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:42:02","slug":"certified-for-impact","status":"publish","type":"session","link":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/session\/certified-for-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified for Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As public health challenges become increasingly complex, organizations depend on skilled professionals who can apply evidence-based approaches in diverse community settings. This presentation introduces attendees to the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential and discusses how credentialing supports continued learning, professional growth, and competency development. The session highlights the benefits of investing in workforce development and demonstrates how credentialed professionals contribute to stronger organizations and healthier communities. Participants will gain a greater appreciation for the relationship between professional certification, public health leadership, and improved community outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-width:1px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Speakers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b861f4ab wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1105 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry event-certified-for-impact event-lightning-talk speaker_type-all-speakers\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-element-d3e798c2\" href=\"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/speaker\/dr-lubeth-perez\/\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88832949 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8dce8eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"521\" data-media-id=\"1106\" class=\"gb-media-57718787\" alt=\"Dr. LuBeth P\u00e9rez, Director of Community Health Partnership Programs &amp; Assistant Professor, UTRGV School of Medicine\" src=\"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Perez_LuBeth_Headshot.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Perez_LuBeth_Headshot.jpg 521w, https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Perez_LuBeth_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Perez_LuBeth_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8dce8eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-ca8cd7a3\">Dr. LuBeth P\u00e9rez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-a4a5e49b\">View speaker profile <span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-right \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M438.6 278.6c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3L338.8 224 32 224c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32l306.7 0L233.4 393.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0l160-160z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"sessions","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"block":[88],"event-tag":[119,118,95],"session-type":[123],"class_list":["post-1287","session","type-session","status-publish","hentry","block-block-1","event-tag-emergency-preparedness","event-tag-rural-health","event-tag-training-education","session-type-lightning-talk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session\/1287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/session"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"block","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/block?post=1287"},{"taxonomy":"event-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-tag?post=1287"},{"taxonomy":"session-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session-type?post=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}