Health Education Training and Certification

HSC 489

What about those 7 areas?

Needs assessment Program planning Program implementation Program evaluation Coordination Acting as a resource person Communication

“But what do those seven areas really mean?”

I. Needs Assessmentof Individual and Community Needs for Health Ed.

Obtain data about social and cultural environments (needs/interests)

Identify helping and hindering behaviors Interpret findings: base health education

needs on obtained data Identify learning influences and interventions

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II. Program Planningof effective health ed programs

Recruit community resources to help Develop scope and sequence plan for a

health ed. program Create goals & objectives (appropriate

and measurable) Design programs consistent with

objectives Market programs

III. Program Implementation

Apply methods and techniques to conduct planned educational programs

Select methods and media best suited for specific learners/audience

Monitor and adjust programs as necessary

IV. Program Evaluation

Base a evaluation plan to assess program objectives

Implement evaluation Interpret results Suggest needed changes

V. Program Coordination

More administrative role Develop a coordination plan Facilitate cooperation and

collaboration among program personnel

Formulate collaboration among agencies and organizations

Organize in-service training (train the trainer)

VI. Act as a Resource

Use computerized information retrieval systems

Establish consulting relationships

Provide health info Disseminate

resource materials

VII. Health Communication

Interpret health education concepts and theories

Predict societal impacts on health

Use a variety of communication methods

Foster communication between health care providers and consumers

But how can I do that?

It’s an endurance run…not a sprint.

OTLs Each worth 5 points On the website: http://www.healthypeople.gov find and

print an Objective for Improving Health (just one objective) Respond to the article (1/2 page summary):

Balog, J. E. (2005). The meaning of health. AmericanJournal of Health Education, 36(5), 266-271

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