Health Education

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Duties and responsibilities:

Health education provides information on health and health relates issues. They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illness, or work or training settings. Health dependents, community, organizations, businesses, hospital, schools, or government agencies. Health education often:

·      Perform health training needs assessments

·      Design and develop 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

Education 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 degree. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requirements a master’s degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.