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Recommendations of the Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion for Developing the Korean Credentialing Policy of Health Education Specialist  

Kim, Kwang-Kee (Inje Institute of Advanced Studies)
Kim, Keon-Yeop (College of Medicine in Chungnam National University)
Kim, Young-Bok (Department of Health Service Administration in Seonam University)
Kim, Hye-Kyeong (Korea Association of Health Promotion)
Park, Kyoung-Ok (Department of Health Education & Management in Ewha Womans University)
Park, Chun-Man (Department of Public Health in Keimyung University)
Lee, Moo-Sik (College of Medicine in Konyang University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.25, no.2, 2008 , pp. 73-89 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This research was conducted to suggest a recommendation for the Korean credentialing policy of health education specialist as the primary human resource in community health promotion activities from the special group perspective of the Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion. Methods: This research was conducted by the professional focus group discussion and descriptive literature review on health education and promotion. Results: This draft recommendation for Korean credentialing system development of health education specialist was based on the four background reasons for modifying health promotion related acts, for developing better policy of health education credentialing, for keeping the public and ethical responsibilities as the competitive professional society, and for improving health promotion activities in Korea. Theoretical background of the four reasons was Ottawa Charter. We classified three credentialing levels of health education specialist based on health education own competencies, coordiating competencies with environmental factors, and research competencies. Furthermore, we developed 10 major roles and categorized 53 sub-roles based on these competencies above. We recommended 10 classes required to take to become Health Education Specialist. These 10 classes were developed based on the credentialing systems in the United States and Japan. These 10 classes were about health education and promotion methods and strategies not health intervention topics. We also built the draft plan for continuing education to keep KCHES based on the NCHEC in the United States. Conclusions: Further research should be conducted to build better health education specialist credentialing systems modifing current communtiy-based health promotion activities in terms of modifying public regulation, developing KCHEC examination system, protecting job security both in public and private sectors, and creating professionalism in KCHEC.
Keywords
Health education specialist; Health promotion; Credentialing; Policy development;
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