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Obtain CHES/MCHES Credentials to Enhance Public Health Education Workforce
Monday, November 17, 2014
: 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Shontelle Dixon, MPH, CHES
,
Personal Responsibility Education Program, The Tulsa Health Department, Tulsa, OK
Deloris Walker, MPH, CHES
,
University of Illinois Extension, Joliet, IL
The nationally accredited Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education (MCHES) credentials are measures of professional competence of the health education workforce. Both certifications have three components: health education professional preparation, passing a certification assessment, and maintaining continuing education requirements. In addition, the MCHES eligibility requires 5 years of health education practice experience in the field prior to sitting for the examination. Employers in various settings, such as government, healthcare, community, universities, and worksite wellness, are hiring certified individuals to meet health education service needs of the organizations. The presentation will reveal testimonials from employers in different work settings that prefer to hire CHES and/or MCHES and, in some instances, require the certification. In addition, details of organizational policies in place to hire nationally recognized CHES and MCHES will be shared. Lastly, CHES and MCHES will share examples of how the certification has benefited them in their careers.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Learning Objectives:
Discuss testimonials from employers in different work settings that prefer to hire CHES/MCHES
Describe organizational policies and recruitment strategies in hiring health education specialists
Explain examples of how the CHES and MCHES certifications have benefitted individuals in his/her career.
Keyword(s): Health Promotion and Education, Workforce Development
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am currently the Deputy Executive Director of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. I oversee many projects regarding communication and marketing strategies regarding the CHES/MCHES certifications.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
