The group that provides health education is health educators. These professionals differ from health teachers in that they focus on behavior change and do not work in a school class format. Health educators may work with individuals or groups.
- Develop health education programs
- Coordinate health education programs
- Implement health education programs
- Build coalitions
- Identify resources
- Make referrals
- Develop audio, visual, print and electronic materials
- Conduct research
- Write scholarly articles
- Write grants
- Develop social marketing and mass media campaigns
- Organize/ mobilize communities for action
- Handle controversial health issues/content
- Assess individual and community needs
- Plan health education programs
- Manage health education programs & personnel
- Evaluate health education programs
- Advocate for health related issues
- Encourage healthy behavior
- Use a variety of education/training methods
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