How do they match: Health Education Specialists

  • Health Education Specialists

  • Health and Wellness Manager
  • Health Coach
  • Health Education Coordinator
  • Health Education Director
  • Health Education Specialist
  • Health Educator
  • Health Promotion Specialist
  • Health Screener
  • Health Teacher
  • Healthcare Educator
  • Healthcare Specialist
  • Certified Health Education Specialist
  • Child Health Associate
  • Community Health Consultant
  • Community Health Education Coordinator
  • Community Health Educator
  • Community Health Planning Director
  • Community Health Worker
  • Online Health Coach
  • Public Health Advisor
  • Public Health Analyst
  • Public Health Educator
  • Public Health Instructor
  • Public Health Officer
  • Public Health Representative
  • Public Health Specialist
  • Public Health Technologist

  • Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

  • Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
  • Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
  • Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
  • Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
  • Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.
  • Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
  • Develop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work.
  • Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
  • Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
  • Provide guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of health education needs and on development and delivery of health education programs.
  • Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.

  • Advise others on social or educational issues.
  • Collect information about community health needs.
  • Develop tools to diagnose or assess needs.
  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Plan programs to address community health issues.