Progress and Directions in Professional Credentialing for Health Education in the United States

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-694

  Cottrell, Randall R ^a   Auld, M Elaine ^b   Birch, David A ^c   Taub, Alyson ^d   King, Laura Rasar ^e   Allegrante, John P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Society for Public Health Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Council on Education for Public Health ^*  (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

21st century skills; accreditation; certification; competencies; credentialing; health education; health promotion; public health workforce; quality assurance; quality improvement; school health education

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871380859     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112466096     Document Type: Article

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