Health Education

 

Portfolio Guidelines

 

 

Student Assessment Outcome Requirement

 

 

The BS in Health Science: Health Education Option is a competency-based curriculum which meets the rigorous standards set up by the national accrediting body for health education, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Your program of study is designed to enable you to fulfill the "List of Areas of Responsibility and Competencies for Health Educators" (NCHEC). Thus, the courses you complete for your major are building a foundation for you to function effectively as a health educator in a variety of settings. These courses also help prepare you to pass the examination to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Your coursework not only gives you the knowledge you need but also skills which you will use as a health educator. Evidence of these skills includes papers, projects, and activities that directly apply to the seven major areas of responsibility critical to the health education profession.

1.         Is the portfolio a requirement for graduation?

            Yes! The portfolio is a requirement for all majors in Health Science who seek the Option Health Education.

2.         What is a portfolio?

            A portfolio is a carefully selected, purposeful, organization of your professionally related academic accomplishments. It demonstrates that you have met the entry- level competency skill standards for health educators as outlined by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. When these materials chosen from your course work are compiled in one package, it is called a portfolio.

3.         What is the purpose of the portfolio?

        •   Enables you to document professional skills during a job interview.

          •   Demonstrates to potential employers the capabilities of our graduates in health education.

        •   Provides the Department with materials for assessing the seven competencies and responsibilities as outlined by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

        •   Assists faculty in identifying strengths and weaknesses in the program curriculum.

            •    Assists you to develop confidence as you progress through the program.

            •    Helps faculty and you to identify skill areas which still need attention.

            •    May be supplemented after graduation as you gain more experience and skills.

 

4.         How does the portfolio fit into my professional future?

 

                         As stated in the introductory paragraph, the B.S. Health Science: Health-Education Option is a competency-based curriculum designed to meet the rigorous standards set by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam offered at many sites across the nation each fall and spring. Skill and knowledge bases for the health education specialist are divided into seven major areas of responsibility and competency critical to the profession (see Appendix A).

5.         How should I organize, select, and present materials for my portfolio?

•  Select and organize by competency/responsibility area.  The majority of skills for the entry-level health educator will be learned in the required academic courses contained in the major. The courses are designed to meet one or more of the seven competency/ responsibility areas (see Appendix B).

•  Select from instructor-approved projects and assignments. On their respective syllabi, instructors for each of the required professional core courses will identify materials appropriate for inclusion in the portfolio collection. Some items listed as appropriate may meet more than one of the competency areas. Appendix B is a list of approved materials organized by competency area and identified by course and name of item.

•  Select at least one item per responsibility/competency area.  More than one item may be selected, of course. Select those completed assignments and projects which document well specific skills and those with which you are especially pleased. You must have a minimum of seven (7) items in your portfolio; however, one item can be used to document more than one competency area.

6.           When is my portfolio to be submitted?

Your portfolio is due in HCSV 490, Internship Seminar, unless otherwise arranged by your advisor. Most majors enroll in the HCSV 489 Internship and HCSV 490 Internship Seminar during their last semester of coursework. On a pre-assigned date by the seminar instructors, you will share your portfolio in a group session according to given guidelines. You will not receive credit for the seminar unless your portfolio has been presented and assessed.

 

Appendix A

 

SEVEN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

 

From a Competency-Based Framework for

Professional Development of

Certified Health Education Specialists

 

 

Area I:       Assess Individual and Community Needs for Health Education

 

                 Competency A:      Access existing health-related data

 

                 Competency B:       Collect health-related data

                     Competency C:       Distinguish between behaviors that foster and hinder well-being

                     Competence D:      Determine factors that influence learning

                     Competence E:       Identify factors that foster or hinder the process of health education

                     Competence F:       Infer needs for health education from obtained data

Area  II:     Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions and Programs

                     Competency A:      Involve people and organizations in program planning

                     Competency B:       Incorporate data analysis and principles of community organization

                     Competency C:      Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives

                     Competency D:      Develop a logical scope and sequence plan for health education practice

                     Competency E:       Design strategies, interventions and programs consistent with specified objectives

                     Competence F:       Select appropriate strategies to meet objectives

                     Competence G:      Assess factors that affect implementation

 

 

Area III:    Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions and Programs

                     Competency A:      Initiate a plan of action

                     Competency B:       Demonstrate a variety of skills in delivering strategies, interventions and programs

                     Competency C:      Use a variety of methods to implement strategies, interventions and programs

                     Competency D:      Conduct training programs

Area IV:    Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education

                     Competency A:      Develop plans for evaluation and research

                     Competence B:       Review resarch and evaluation procedures

                     Competence C:      Design data collection instruments

                     Competence D:      Carry out evaluation and research plans

                     Competence E:       Interpret results from evaluation and research

                     Competence F:       Infer implications from findings for future health-related activities

 Area V:     Administer Health Education Strategies, Interventions and Programs

                     Competence A:      Exercise organizational leadership

                     Competence B:       Secure fiscal resources

                     Competence C:      Manage human resources

                     Competence D:      Obtain acceptance and support for programs

Area VI:    Serve as a Health Education Resource Person

                     Competency A:      Use health-related information resources

                     Competency B:       Respond to requests for health information

                     Competency C:      Select resource materials for dissemination    

 

 

Area VII:   Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education

                     Competency A:      Analyze and respond to current and future needs in health education

                     Competency B:       Apply a variety of communication methods and techniques

                     Competency C:      Promote the health education profession individually and collectively

                     Competency D:      Influence health policy to promote health

 

Appendix B

 

PORTFOLIO ITEMS

Listed by Responsibility/Competency Area and

Course Number and Title

 

1.                  The graduate in health education will be able to assess individual and community needs for health education.

 

HCSV 260 Computer Applications in Health Education

            Electronic Health Education Program

 

            HCSV 425 Research and Evaluation in Health

                        Survey Instrument

                        Research Proposal

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Needs Assessment Section of Program Plan

 

            HCSV 579 Grant Writing and Other Fundraising

                        Grant Proposal, Needs Assessment

 

II.                The graduate in health education will be able to plan effective health education strategies, interventions and programs.

 

HCSV 260 Computer Applications in Health Education

            Electronic Health Education Program

 

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Special Event Program Plan

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        Scope and Sequence Curriculum Plan

 

            HCSV 463 Epidemiology

                        Professional Article Critique re: Needs Assessment

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Behavioral Intervention Program Plan

 

            HCSV 489 Internship

                        Project Plan Determined by Agency

 

            HCSV 579 Grant Writing and Other Fundraising Grant Proposal

 

III.             The graduate in health education will be able to implement health education strategies, interventions and programs.

 

HCSV 260 Computer Applications in Health Education

            Electronic Health Education Program

 

            HCSV 362 Environmental Health

                        Service Learning Education Project

           

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Special Event Program Plan

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        Teaching Unit Plan

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Behavioral Intervention Program Plan Project

 

            HCSV 579 Grant Writing and Other Fundraising  

                        Grant Proposal, Implementation Plan

 

IV.              The graduate in health education will be able to conduct evaluation and research related to health education.

 

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Special Event Program Plan, Evaluation Component

 

            HCSV 425 Research and Evaluation in Health

                        Services Research Proposal

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        Curriculum Evaluation

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Screening Project Survey Analysis

                        Behavior Intervention Plan, Evaluation Component

           

            HCSV 489 Internship

                        Program Evaluation

 

            HCSV 579 Grant Writing and Other Fundraising

                        Grant Proposal, Evaluation Component

 

V.        The graduate in health education will be able to administer health education strategies, interventions and programs.

 

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Special Event Program Plan Project

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        School-Based Education Program

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Behavioral Intervention Program Plan Project

 

VI.              The graduate in health education will be able to serve as a health education resource person.

 

HCSV 260 Computer Applications in Health Education

                  Electronic Health Education Program

 

            HCSV 320 Chronic and Communicable Diseases

                        Disease Fact Sheets. Article Abstracts

 

            HCSV 321 Community Health

                        Agency Project

 

            HCSV 328 Multicultural Health

                        Multicultural Panel Presentations, Health Issues Pamphlet

 

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Special Event Program Plan Project

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        Parent Education Program

 

            HCSV 463 Epidemiology

                        Research Article Critiques

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Behavioral Intervention Program Plan Project

           

            HCSV 489 Internship

                        Documentation of Resource Activities for Agency                                                                                             
The graduate in health education will be able to communicate and advocate for  health and health education.

 

            HCSV 260 Computer Applications in Health Education

                         Electronic Health Education Program

 

            HCSV 328 Multicultural Health

                        Health Issues Pamphlet

 

            HCSV 330 Management Principles in Health Services

                        Case Study

 

            HCSV 362 Environmental Health

                        Advocacy Letter or Flyer

           

            HCSV 369 Health Education and Communication

                        Power Point Presentation, Letters to Editor, Press Release,

                         Flyer, Poster

 

            HCSV 462 School Health Programs

                        Teaching Demonstration Video

 

            HCSV 471 Health Education Planning: Theory and Practice

                        Lesson Plans, Screening Activity Record Forms

 

 

Forms: Portfolio Guidelines March 07

 

 

 

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