574 Health Education Quality Assurance: Information and Updates

Friday, April 26, 2013: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
Convention Center: 208B
Presider: Randall Cottrell, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Speakers: Linda Lysoby1; Laura Rasar King2; Robert Chaney3; Kate Hendricks4; David Birch4; Randall Cottrell3; Elaine Auld5; and Susan M. Muller6, (1)National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Whitehall, PA, (2)Council on Education for Public Health, Washington, DC, (3)University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, (4)University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, (5)Society for Public Health Education, Washington, DC, (6)Murray State University, Murray, KY
This session will focus on several areas of quality assurance in health education. Topics covered will include 1) an update from NCHEC on health education certification, 2) an update from CEPH on undergraduate public health education accreditation, 3) a report of survey results regarding undergraduate accreditation, 4) an update on SOPHE initiatives and the AAHE/SOPHE merger, and 5) an update on CAEP (formerly NCATE/TEAC) and accreditation standards in school health education.
Handouts
  • SLIDES UG Development.final.ppt (1.1 MB)