Moreover, with the recent economic downturn across the global economy and its
recessionary impact on government funding for public health policy, infrastructure, and …

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 …

Abstract The Galway Consensus Conference initiated a longterm effort to address issues in
capacity building and competencies in health promotion and education. The Galway …

Understanding of health and its determinants is rapidly expanding and changing. The
emergence of chronic diseases as the leading cause of global disease burden and …

Schools of public health and related training institutions are increasing in number. 1 This
month's Bulletin theme issue provides a platform to address important issues in public health …

The worldwide burden of diseases, environmental threats, and injuries help establish the
global context and need for credentialing in health education and promotion. To ensure …

The interest in competencies, standards, and quality assurance in the professional
preparation of public health professionals whose work involves health promotion and health …

The Galway Consensus Conference articulated key definitions, principles, values, and core
domains of practice as the foundation for the diffusion of health promotion across the globe …

Public health training and education have existed for over a century, 1 yet there is little
systematic evidence on whether current approaches prepare graduates to improve health by …

Developing a competent health promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building
for the future. It is critical to delivering on the vision, values, and commitments of global …