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 concerns, illnesses, or work or training setting. Health educators
may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community
organizations, businesses, hospitals, 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 educations
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 be a health
educator but I’m not really a good teacher.