Health Educators

Summary

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare workers, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Duties

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

Requirements

• Plan programs to address community health issues.
• Provide educational materials to community members.
• Develop educational programs.
• Train staff members in social services skills.
• Maintain social services program records.
• Plan programs to address community health issues.
• Present social services program information to the public.
• Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
• Develop educational policies.
• Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services.
• Maintain social services program records.
• Supervise workers providing client or patient services.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
• Develop tools to diagnose or assess needs.
• Present social services program information to the public.
• Advise others on social or educational issues.
• Provide educational materials to community members.
• Collect information about community health needs.
• Develop tools to diagnose or assess needs.
  
  

Nice To Haves

• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
• Facebook
• MEDITECH software
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Visio
• Blogging software
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC WONDER
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epi Info
• Desktop computers
• Digital video disk DVD players
• Laptop computers
• Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Overhead display projectors
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistants PDA
• Photocopying equipment
• Web browser software
• Wiki software
  
  

Work Remotely

This is a remote position