Health Educators

Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. 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 also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Job Task

• Collaborates with health specialists and civic groups to ascertain community health needs, determine availability of services, and to develop goals.
• Promotes health discussions in schools, industry, and community agencies.
• Conducts community surveys to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of professional health services.
• Prepares and disseminates educational and informational materials.
• Develops and maintains cooperation between public, civic, professional, and voluntary agencies.
• Plans and provides educational opportunities for health personnel.

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