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Certification Number 0327
(National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Incorporated) Allentown, PA
A Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) is a health educator who has met the requirements of certification as established by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. CHES have bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in health education, have passed the Certified Health Education Specialist Examination, and are committed to continued professional development in health education. The mission of CHES, a voluntary certification program, is to improve the quality of health education practice through the promotion of scientific, ethical, and state-of-the-art programs. The benefits of national certification include 1) attests to the individual's knowledge and skills deemed necessary to the field of practice as delineated by the profession, 2) assists employers in identifying qualified health education practitioners, and 3) assures consumers that services are provided by professionals who have met national standards.
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