Four working papers presented at a World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Working Group meeting on the place of health education in health administration are summarized, along with group discussion of the papers. General discussion of the meanings of health education and health administration, types of integration, and methods of achieving integration of the two are also presented in condensed form. Papers prepared for the meeting were: (1) "Health Education Administration in the European Region;" (2) "The Theory and Practice of Health Education as Related to the Place of Health Education in Health Administration;" (3) "Health Education in the North Karelia Project: Principles and Recommendations;" and (4) "The Place of Health Education in the Health Administration of Yugoslavia." General group discussion focused on descriptions of health education systems, types of health care systems, types of health education systems, health education and health problems, health education agents, methods of development of health administration services, general factors influencing future developments and identification of present needs. Conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group to the Regional Office conclude the paper. (MJB)