Health Education Specialists
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.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks15 core, 1 supplemental
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- Community & Social ServiceOne of its 18 occupations
- Code
- 21-1091.00SOC 2018: 21-1091
What the work is made of
15 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.Core taskTask 20236Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 2. Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.Core taskTask 9218Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 3. Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.Core taskTask 9222Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 4. Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.Core taskTask 9216Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 5. Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.Core taskTask 9217Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 6. Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.Core taskTask 9221Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 7. Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.Core taskTask 9229Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 8. Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.Core taskTask 9223Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 9. Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.Core taskTask 9220Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 10. Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.Core taskTask 9225Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 11. Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.Core taskTask 9228Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 12. Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.Core taskTask 9224Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 13. Develop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work.Core taskTask 9226Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 14. Provide guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of health education needs and on development and delivery of health education programs.Core taskTask 9227Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 15. Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.Core taskTask 20237Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 16. Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.Supplemental taskTask 20235Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 21-1091
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
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