Career Opportunities
in Health Education
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AIDS
Educator
Alcohol Educator/Counselor
Cancer Information Specialist
Cardiac Rehab Specialist
Case Manager
Community Health Educator
Community Outreach Coordinator
Community Organizer
Community Services Director
Corporate Fundraiser
Corporate Fitness Coordinator
Cultural Competency Trainer
Diet Counselor
Director of Volunteers
Disability Evaluator
Domestic Violence Educator
Drug Counselor
Drug Rehabilitation Specialist
Elder Nutrition Coordinator
Elder Services Director
Eligibility Specialist
Employee Assistance Program Director
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Educator
Epidemiology Assistant
Events Coordinator
Family Life Educator
Family Planning Counselor
Family Services Specialist
Fire Prevention Specialist |
Fitness Counselor
Fundraiser
Grant Writer
Grassroots Organizer
Head Start Health Specialist
Health Advocate
Health and Safety Specialist
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Health Education Director
Health Counselor
Health Education Coordinator
Health Education Specialist
Health Educator
Health Information Specialist
Health Journalist
Health Marketing Coordinator
Health Promotion Programmer
Health Resource Specialist
Health Workshop Instructor
Healthy Start Coordinator
High School Teacher, Health*
*Upon completion of Credential Program
Health Media Consultant
International Health Worker
Lactation Consultant
Media Specialist
Medical Supply Sales Rep
Occupational Health and Safety Director
Patient Education Coordinator
Patient Educator |
Pharmaceutical Sales Rep
Prevention Program Director
Program Evaluator
Program/Events Coordinator
Program Resource Coordinator
Program Specialist
Protective Services Worker
Public Information Specialist
Public Health Inspector
Rape Prevention Educator
Recruitment and Training Director
Rehabilitation Counselor
Safety Educator
Senior Services Coordinator
Sex Educator
Social Services Coordinator
Support Services Supervisor
Teen Outreach Coordinator
Teen Parent Educator
Tobacco Educator
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Well Baby Educator
Wellness Coordinator
Wellness Consultant
Women’s Health Director
Women’s Shelter Director
Worksite Safety Educator
Youth Educator
Youth and Family Counselor
Youth Outreach Coordinator
Youth Program Specialist |
If you want to attend graduate
school, the B.S. Health Science: Health Education Option enables you to enter
into a graduate program in any of the following:
Public Health
Health Education
Community Health
Health Promotion
School Health
Health Science
Job Trends
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The AIDS epidemic with its related
complex medical, legal economic and social issues is expected to increase the
need for qualified health educators throughout the world.
§
Greater
emphasis on integrating health promotion and disease prevention in health
plans is increasing in primary care settings as well as community-based
outreach programs.
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The need for
interdisciplinary faculty in secondary and higher education is expanding
rapidly to keep pace with ever changing public health technologies.
§
Educators
trained in maternal and child health, nutrition, sanitation, population
control, and prevention of disease will increasingly find career opportunities
in developing countries.
§
There is a
growing demand for culturally diverse outreach workers trained in behavioral
and community based intervention technologies to both educate and empower
populations at risk to improve their health status (http:/www.asph.org/educ.htm).
“The mission of public
health is to prevent disease
and disability
and to promote health.”
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Job Settings |
Key Issues |
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Federal, state, and
local health agencies
Schools, colleges, and universities
Consumer advocacy organizations
Wellness programs
State legislative committees
Voluntary health agencies
Relief agencies
Community-based programs
Crisis centers
International organizations
Rehabilitation centers
Health services delivery organizations
Stress, depression, and suicide
Substance abuse centers and agencies
Centers for the aging
Corporations/Businesses
Hospitals
Health Maintenance Organizations |
Occupational safety and
health
Maternal and child health
Family planning
Access to quality health care
Immunizations
Domestic violence
Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV
Environmental hazards
Nutrition, diet, and obesity
Physical activity and fitness
Chronic disease prevention
Stress, depression, and suicide
Tobacco, drugs and alcohol abuse
Injury prevention
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Roles of Health
Educators*
Responsibility 1 –
Assess
individual and community needs for health
education.
Responsibility 2 –
Plan
effective health education programs.
Responsibility 3 –
Implement
health education programs.
Responsibility 4 –
Evaluate
the effectiveness of health education programs.
Responsibility 5 –
Coordinate
the provision of health education services.
Responsibility 6 –
Act as a resource
person in health education.
Responsibility 7 –
Communicate
health education needs, concerns, and
resources.
*The National Commission for Health Education
Certification, Inc. (1996). A
Competency Based Framework for the Professional Development of Certified
Health Education Specialists.
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Last updated:
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