Public Health Certification

The Public Health Certification is a free 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests public health fundamentals — core functions and determinants of health, disease prevention and health promotion, and health systems, policy and emergency preparedness — drawing on CDC and WHO frameworks. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable Public Health certificate (SOA-PUBH). Every question is based on published standards and research — including 10 Essential Public Health Services (CDC), Health topics and data (World Health Organization), Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice (CDC) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the three skill areas on this page, then take the 15-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Public Health certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: 10 Essential Public Health Services (CDC); Health topics and data (World Health Organization); Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice (CDC); Health Literacy Universal Precautions (AHRQ); Psychology 2e (OpenStax (Rice University)); The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Three skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Foundations and Determinants (Core functions, Social determinants and Health equity); Prevention and Health Promotion (Levels of prevention, Immunisation and screening and Behaviour change); Health Systems, Policy and Preparedness (Health systems, Policy and law and Emergencies). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Public health officer, Health promotion specialist, Community health worker, Public health student and NGO programme officer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Public Health skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

15 questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — with a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 15 scenario questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — and a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.