Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers
Author | : WHO |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2015-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789241508315 |
ISBN-13 | : 9241508310 |
Rating | : 4/5 (310 Downloads) |
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.