Health Educators
Also called: Health Educator, Public Health Educator, Clinical Instructor, Community Health Consultant
What they do:
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare workers, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
On the job, you would:
- Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
- Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
- Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- human resources (HR)
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- psychology
- sociology and anthropology
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- teaching people how to do something
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking.
helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Independence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Web page creation and editing software
- Blogs
Data base user interface and query software
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC WONDER
- Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Education
bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
master's degree
usually needed
These apprenticeships may have sponsors in your area:
- Community Health Worker
Job Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$47,940
per year, on average
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