How do they match: Health Education Specialists

  • Health Education Specialists

  • Education Coordinator
  • Education Specialist
  • Educator
  • Breastfeeding Educator
  • Certified Breastfeeding Educator
  • Certified Diabetes Educator
  • Certified Health Education Specialist
  • Certified Lactation Educator
  • Clinical Educator
  • Clinical Nurse Educator
  • Clinical Trial Educator
  • Community Educator
  • Community Health Education Coordinator
  • Community Health Educator
  • Diabetes Educator
  • Health Education Coordinator
  • Health Education Director
  • Health Education Specialist
  • Health Educator
  • Healthcare Educator
  • Nurse Educator
  • Public Health Educator
  • RN Educator
  • Registered Nurse Educator

  • 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 educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.
  • Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.
  • 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, 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.

  • Advise others on social or educational issues.
  • Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services.
  • Develop educational policies.
  • Develop educational programs.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
  • Provide educational materials to community members.