Health Educator
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Health educators provide information on
health and health related issues. They can assess health training needs and
plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific
health concerns, illnesses, or work or training setting. Health educators may
work as independent consultants or in health departments, community, schools,
or government agencies. Health Educators often:
- · Perform health training needs assessments.
- · Design and develop health education programs.
- · Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.
- · Develop health education curriculum.
- · Teach health in public and private schools.
Average Salary: $20,000- $35,000
Educational
Requirements:
Students should take college preparatory
courses during high school.
Health educators have, as a minimum, a
bachelor’s degree in health education. Many have master’s degrees. To be
certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master’s
degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
I would not like to a health educator
because they just teach about health. Yes, they are important, but I want to be
a pediatrician.
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