Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers

Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 58
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ISBN-10 : 9789241508315
ISBN-13 : 9241508310
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Book Synopsis Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers by : WHO

Download or read book Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers written by WHO and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this document is to help countries develop competency-based educational programmes in adolescent health and development in both pre-service and in-service education. In addition it provides guidance on how to assess and improve the structure content and quality of the adolescent health component of pre-service curricula. By fostering the capacity of health-care providers in adolescent health care and development the document supports the implementation in countries of the Global Standards for Quality Health-Care Services for Adolescents. The ultimate goal of this competency framework is to increase the quality of health-care services provided to adolescents by improving the education of primary health-care providers.


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