Aspects of Health Education Credentialing: Proposed expanded opportunities for professional development for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES)
James E. Florence, DrPH, CHES, Department of Public Health, College of Public and Allied Health, East Tennessee State University, Box 70674, Johnson City, TN 37614, 423-439-6720, florence@etsu.edu
The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) is the leading body in the United States for certification and professional development of health educators. Since its inception in 1988 over 10,000 individuals have been certified as health education specialists (CHES) under its guidelines. A vast array of new resources and technologies for continuing professional development has become available since the organization began. In keeping with these changes, NCHEC has proposed new expanded and diversified opportunities to earn credit toward CHES re-certification. The new guidelines describing these opportunities are presented in this session.
Articulate two major reasons for expanding methods of obtaining professional development for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES).
List five new ways to earn professional development units (PDU) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES).
Keywords: Certification, Accreditation