Quality assurance, standards and criteria in health education: a review.
The necessity for health-education program development and implementation to follow principles of quality assurance is discussed. Sound principles of health education practice need to be followed for delivery of quality health education services. The integration of health education and quality assurance in medical care is promoted as an example of activities that may be interdependent with greater relevance together than either approach alone. Examples of standards and criteria for health education are provided. A case is made for the promotion of quality assurance activities for health education practice.
D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States