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Health Education Specialists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 16 tasks, including 15 marked Core and 1 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2019.
16 tasks shown
Core · Task 20236 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
Core · Task 9218 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
Core · Task 9222 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
Core · Task 9216 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
Core · Task 9217 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
Core · Task 9221 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
Core · Task 9229 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
Core · Task 9223 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.
Core · Task 9220 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.
Core · Task 9225 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.
Core · Task 9228 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.
Core · Task 9224 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
Core · Task 9226 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work.
Core · Task 9227 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Provide guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of health education needs and on development and delivery of health education programs.
Core · Task 20237 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.
Supplemental · Task 20235 · 08/2019 · Incumbent
Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.
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