Position Overview
A public health educator is required to provide communities and individuals with information on the importance of self-health, and those of family members.
His or her primary work is to ensure that healthy lifestyles are encouraged within a devised setting.
A public health educator represents the government and provides essential health information to an assigned set of people.
Position Requirements
To work as a public health educator, you have to possess a degree in health education or public health. Prior experience in this regard is considered as brownies points. Even if you have worked in a volunteer or internship capacity, you will be regarded as an excellent person to hire at this position.
The work associated with this position is a bit complicated, as one has to reach different types of people, even those who are not willing to listen. Creating and implementing public health education systems is one of the prime duties of a person working in this position.
Since working as a public health educator requires you to communicate with people from different walks of life, it is imperative that you possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Apart from this, you have to know all there is to know about the public health system, and how people can have access to it.
A list of duties associated with the position of a public health educator is provided below:
Public Health Educator Duties & Responsibilities
• Assess the health needs of the assigned group of people, and communities, and plan and organize correlating health education programs.
• Conduct community surveys to determine specific requirements of each accredited community.
• Create, develop, and maintain productive relationships between public, civic, and voluntary agencies.
• Carefully design strategies for public health education, programs, and interventions.
• Evaluate the efficacy of each implemented plan, and ensure that any required additions or modifications are implemented.
• Act as a resource for assigned communities, to provide them with expert advice.
• Advocate and articulately communicate health education to groups of people, or individuals.
• Assist in the evaluation of risk factors of outlined populations, and provide interventions when required.
• Oversee the development and implementation of educational materials, such as pamphlets, and web content.
• Meet with people on a one on one basis to answer health-related questions, and to encourage healthy behavior.
• Organize and administer health screenings for assigned groups and individuals, including vital signs checking.
• Assist in the training of community health workers for core competency, and content specific to health areas.