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Jack L, Grim M, Wilson K, eds. 2015. The health education specialist: A companion guide for professional excellence (7th ed.). Whitehall, PA: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 256 pp.

Dennis D, McKenzie JF, eds. 2015. A competency-based framework for health education specialists. Whitehall, PA: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing; [Washington, DC]: Society for Public Health Education, 136 pp.

Annotation: This book describes responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies essential to health education and health promotion practice. Contents include descriptions of the processes, outcomes, and related materials of the psychometric study of the Health Education Specialist Analysis (HESPA) project and how the HESPA model can be used for professional preparation, credentialing, and professional development.

Keywords: Competency based education, Health education, Health promotion, Models, Professional standards review, Resources for professionals, Work force

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2011. ACOG state legislative toolkit: Improving pregnancy outcomes–Maternal mortality reviews and standardized reporting. [Washington, DC]: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1 v.

Annotation: This toolkit contains resources to help women's health physicians advocate for maternal mortality review (MMR) and standardized reporting to improve pregnancy outcomes in their states and communities. Contents include a sample legislative position statement, instructions for drafting a bill, a list of state MMR rates and committees, the U.S. standard certificate of death and sample certificate, and a model bill on the Standardized Vital Statistics Reporting Act.

Keywords: Advocacy, Legislation, Maternal mortality, Model programs, Pregnancy outcome, Professional standards review, Program improvement

Decker B, Bonner P, eds. 1973. PSRO: Organization for regional peer review. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing, 460 pp.

Annotation: This book develops conceptual models for the structure and function of prototype professional standards review organizations (PSRO) as described in PL 92-6203 known as the Bennett Amendments to the Social Security Act passed in 1972. Part one describes the content of peer review, the application of peer review to PSRO, specific peer review programs, PSRO districting considerations, PSRO, PSRO state councils, and the national program. Part two is a collection of papers discussing care assessment, cost control methods in health care delivery, the outcome of appraisal of medical care, certification of need for and volumetric appraisal, data processing systems for medical care appraisal, and conclusions with suggestions and guidelines required to implement PSRO.

Keywords: Evaluation, Health services, Physicians, Professional review organizations, Standards
   

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