How do they match: Health Education Specialists

  • Public Health Advisor
  • Public Health Analyst
  • Public Health Educator
  • Public Health Instructor
  • Public Health Officer
  • Public Health Representative
  • Public Health Specialist
  • Public Health Technologist
  • Public Information Officer

  • 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.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
  • Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
  • Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
  • Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.

  • Present social services program information to the public.