title: Accreditation of public health education in the Asia-Pacific region.
abstract: There has been dramatic advancement in health status in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) over the past 50 years. This ever-changing paradigm of public health calls for continuous review and quality improvement of public health education (PHE). Since its founding in 1984, the mission of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) has been to improve the quality and relevance of PHE to combat the diverse, dynamic, and unique challenges in the APR. Prof Walter Patrick was a forerunner in this movement and played an instrumental role in establishing APACPH's position in accreditation and improvement of PHE.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka karunathilake@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Indika M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Karunathilake
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Chiranthi K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Liyanage
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001208:Asia; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D006801:Humans; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: curricular; education (public health); health equity; health management; health policy; medical education; primary health care