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Viewpoints on Accreditation from Health Education Professionals and Administrators of Academic Professional Preparation Programs

Jay M. Bernhardt PhD, MPH Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Donna M. Videto PhD, CHES The Health Department, State University of New York, College at Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, Courtland, NY, 13045, USA
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Christine L. Widdall MS, CHES The Health Department, State University of New York, College at Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, Courtland, NY, 13045, USA
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W. William Chen PhD, CHES The Department of Health Science Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, P.O. Box 118210, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Collins Airhihenbuwa MPH, PhD The Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, 304 East Health & Human Development University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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John P. Allegrante PhD The Department of Health and Behavior Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th St., Box 114, New York, NJ, 10027, USA
Pages 351-358 | Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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