فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: In order to incorporate new knowledge, skills and emerging concepts fromdynamic fields of public health into ongoing courses reform of curriculums sounds necessary.Accordingly, this study was performed to modify health education curriculum of public healthundergraduate level. Materials and Methods: Using Delphi technique, 18 health educationlecturers from Tehran, Tabriz, Yazd, Shiraz, Gonabad, Ghazvin, Avhvaz and Kurdistan UniversitiesMedical of Sciences based on their expertize in health education with PhD degree as scientificmembers, also 5 heads of departments according to working at health deputy for at least morethan 5 years were asked during three rounds through panel experts to suggest and rate topicsthey deemed most important to graduate public health experts and curricula related to theareas of knowledge and skills in health education course. Results: The experts suggestedthat health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks, advocate health, behavior changetheories and developing a framework are key objects in the curriculum. Much more new topicaloutlines were related to previous course. Skills rated as important included need assessmentand health communication. The most evaluators suggested that adding a practicum unit to twotheory units will be helpful. Conclusion: The results from our survey suggested that changesin the course definition including new course objectives, topical outlines, and required skillswere deemed important by the lecturers and were appropriately integrated into the healtheducation course curriculum. The new curriculum should be evaluated constantly to seek andprovide experiences that will best prepare students to meet challenges as a health educator.