Recorded presentation

Rose Marie Matulionis, MSPH, Directors of Health Promotion and Education, 1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC 20005, 202-659-2230, rosemarie.matulionis@prodigy.net

Professional practice in the field of health education and health promotion is rapidly changing, along with other critical fields of professional practice in public health. Based on the results of routine assessments of the training needs of health education and promotion practitioners in states as well as a 2003 report on State Health Promotion Capacity, the levels of training and professional preparation of practitioners in states varies and training needs exist. This presentation will provide a profile of the health education and health promotion workforce, professional preparation background, and training needs. It will address who is being hired to fill governmental public health positions at the state and, to some extent, local levels. It will also address the skills and training that new professionals will need in a changing workforce, the importance of quality assurance in their professional preparation and the need for accredited programs positioned to respond to new and emerging health issues to train the next generation of quality community health educators.

Learning Objectives:

• 1.Describe the health education workforce as it currently exists.
• 2.List recurrent themes in training needs for health educators working in state or local public health.
• 3.Explain why quality assurance in professional preparation is important to assuring a competent health education workforce.

Keywords: Accreditation, Professional Preparation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

Recorded presentation