U.S. Dept. of Labor code 21-1091.00Market Standard — pending BLS/OEWS enrichment

Health Education Specialists

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.

What this job is about

Facilitate effective health education and promotion programs.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

1
Prepare health education materials
Create and distribute reports, bulletins, and visual aids addressing public health concerns.
2
Develop cooperative relationships
Establish partnerships with agencies and organizations focused on public health care.
3
Maintain program databases
Organize and update databases and mailing lists to support health education initiatives.
4
Conduct health needs assessments
Coordinate and perform assessments to identify community health needs and available services.
5
Evaluate health education programs
Design and implement evaluations to measure the effectiveness of health education initiatives.

Tools used in this work

Adobe PhotoshopFacebookMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Word

Free — no credit card required. 200 messages included.