Establishment of Credential on Health Educator for Activation of Health Promotion Program

국민건강증진사업 활성화를 위한 보건교육사 자격인정제도 도입방안

Health education is essential service of health promotion program, and health promotion is external extension of health education. However, the implementation of health education in community is not well because of lack of budget and health education specialist, deficient cognition for health promotion. Hence, introduction for the credential on health educator is to assist community and school health through the training of the specialist This study was carried out to establish the credential health educator for activation of health promotion program in Korea. In detail, this study aimed at 1) to confirm the law for health education, 2) to understand the credential on health education specialist in U. S. and the certification on other parts in Korea, 3) to establish the proper credential on health educator in Korea. Finding the results were as follows: The law on health education was Regulation on Health Promotion which has defined the health educator and responsibility of health education. In case of U. S., the credential on health education specialist has implemented since 1992, and the sort of credential on health education specialist were community health educator, public health educator, school health educator, and health promotion specialist. Therefore, major opinion to introduce the proper credential on health education in Korea were suggested: the first, establishment of educational processing on the training of specialized health educator, the second, introduction of examination on the evaluation for ability as health educator. the last. planning for application of health educator in community.