How do they match: 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.

  • Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.
  • Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
  • Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
  • Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.
  • 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.
  • Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.
  • 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.

  • Develop educational programs.
  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
  • Maintain social services program records.
  • Plan programs to address community health issues.
  • Present social services program information to the public.