190331 Re-verifying the health education competencies for practice

Monday, October 27, 2008: 10:50 AM

Linda Lysoby, MS, CHES , Executive Director, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc, Whitehall, PA
The Competency Update Project (CUP) re-examined the original competencies and established a structure for professional preparation and practice across the spectrum of academic education from undergraduate through the doctorate. Based upon the CUP research, a hierarchical model of 7 areas of responsibility, 35 competencies, and 163 sub-competencies emerged. These efforts formed the initial bases for quality assurance in the professional preparation and practice of health education. As with every profession, there is a responsibility to assure that the standards by which it measures its competence to practice are in alliance with needs of society. With the 2007 CUP efforts just behind us, this session will describe the initial steps to begin the job-analysis to re-verify the health education competencies for practice for the next generation of practitioners.

Learning Objectives:
Outline the job analysis to re-verify the health education competencies.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Linda Lysoby, MS, CHES, is the Executive Director of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The mission of The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) is to improve the practice of health education and to serve the public and profession of health education by certifying health education specialists, promoting professional development, and strengthening professional preparation and practice. Linda oversees the activities of this national credentialing agency for health educators including testing, renewals and recertification. She is responsible for policy formation, strategic planning, budgeting, marketing, personnel management, working with four voluntary boards and other initiatives to further the mission of NCHEC. As the NCHEC Executive Director, she is responsible for the contracting and oversight of the activities to verify the competencies that are the basis of the credential. Linda has co-authored articles in peer reviewed journals including Health Education & Behavior and The American Journal of Health Education. Linda is a Certified Health Education Specialist and has presented at national conferences including the American Public Health Association Conference, The National Organization for Competency Assurance, The Society for Public Health Educators Conference and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Dance.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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