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Domains of Core Competency, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Building Global Capacity in Health Promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference StatementDepartment of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, and Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York
Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway
Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Society for Public Health Education, Washington, D.C., eauld{at}sophe.org
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia
International Union for Health Promotion and Education, Paris, France, mclamarre{at}iuhpe.org
School of Health and Education, Reykjavik University, Iceland
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia
Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Norway
This paper reports the outcome of the Galway Consensus Conference, an effort undertaken as a first step toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education. Twenty-nine leading authorities in health promotion, health education, and public health convened a 2-day meeting in Galway, Ireland, during which the available evidence on credentialing in health promotion was reviewed and discussed. Conference participants reached agreement on core values and principles, a common definition, and eight domains of core competency required to engage in effective health promotion practice. The domains of competency are catalyzing change, leadership, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, advocacy, and partnerships. The long-term aim of this work is to stimulate a global dialogue that will lead to the development and widespread adoption of standards and quality assurance systems in all countries to strengthen capacity in health promotion, a critical element in achieving goals for the improvement of global population health.
Key Words: consensus conference • credentialing • health education • health promotion • international health • public health workforce development
This version was published on June
1, 2009 Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 3,
476-482 (2009) This article has been cited by other articles:
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