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Beginning of Health Education
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc Establishment of the first academic programs preparing school health educators. -
Rockefeller Foundation
The director of this foundation became convinced that the country needed a cadre of professionals whose entire careers would be dedicated to public health. This came as a result of the hookworm epidemic impacting areas with poor sanitation. Rockefeller Foundation Health Crisis Foundation -
Standards Established
Development of standards for professional preparation of health educators emerged. -
Recognized Profession
Health education began evolving as a true profession in terms of sociological perspective. -
Health Education Academic Programs
Today some 250 academic programs in colleges and universities prepare health educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels leading to baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees
