The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: SOPHE/AAHE Task Force on Accreditation of Health Education: A Professional Update
3332.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
SOPHE/AAHE Task Force on Accreditation of Health Education: A Professional Update
This session will provide presentations describing the results of two national surveys and several meetings of a Task Force both design to assess perceptions held by health education professionals around the issue of credentialing. The session is designed to be both informative and interactive - providing a forum for dialogue on the impact of accreditation systems on the future of the profession.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, MPH, PhD
4:30 PMSOPHE/AAHE Task Force on Accreditation in Health Education: Models for a Coordinated Accreditation System
Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, MPH, PhD, John P. Allegrante, PhD
4:50 PMSOPHE-AAHE Task Force on Accreditation in Health Education: Overview of Origins, Goals, and Activities
John P. Allengrante, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, MPH, PhD
5:10 PMSOPHE/AAHE Task Force on accreditation in Health Education: Survey of academic preparation programs
W. William Chen, PhD, CHES, Jay M Bernhardt, PhD, MPH, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, MPH, PhD, John P. Allegrante, PhD
5:30 PMSOPHE/AAHE Task Force on accreditation in Health Education: Surveys of Health Education professionals
Donna Videto, PhD, CHES, Christine Widdall, Evelyn Ames, PhD, CHES, Rena G. Boss-Victoria, RN, APN, DrPH, John P. Allegrante, PhD, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, MPH, PhD
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA