Accreditation of Professional Preparation Programs for School Health Educators: The Changing Landscape

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-358

  Taub, Alyson ^a   Goekler, Susan ^b   Auld, M Elaine ^c   Birch, David A ^d   Muller, Susan ^e   Wengert, Deitra ^f   Allegrante, John P ^g  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Directors of Health Promotion and Education   (United States)

^c Society for Public Health Education   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

accreditation; credentialing; professional preparation; quality assurance; school health education

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907172344     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198114539686     Document Type: Article

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