Responsibility I - Assessing needs
Responsibility II - Planning programs 
Responsibility III - Implementing programs

Responsibility IV - Evaluating programs
Responsibility V - Coordinating services

Responsibility VI - Acting as a resource person
Responsibility VII - Communicating needs, concerns and resources

HLTH 3000

HLTH/HAS 3150

HLTH 3200

HLTH 4013

HLTH 4150

HLTH 4860

HLTH 4990

HAS 3000

HAS 3190

HAS 3230

HIM 3200

RESPONSIBILITY I: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for assessing individual and community needs for health education. The health educator can:

Competency A: Obtain health related data about social and cultural environments, growth and development factors, needs, and interests.

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Competency B: Distinguish between behaviors that foster and those that hinder well-being.

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Competency C: Infer needs for health education on the basis of obtained data.

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RESPONSIBILITY II: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for planning effective health education programs. The health educator can:

Competency A: Recruit community organizations, resource people, and potential participants for support and assistance in program planning.

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Competency B: Develop a logical scope and sequence plan for a health education program.

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Competency C: Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives.

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Competency D: Design educational programs consistent with specified program objectives.

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RESPONSIBILITY III: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for implementing health education programs. The health educator can:

Competency A: Exhibit competence in carrying out planned educational programs.

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Competency B: Infer enabling objectives as needed to implement instructional programs in specified settings.

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Competency C: Select methods and media best suited to implement program plans for specific learners.

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Competency D: Monitor educational programs, adjusting objectives and activities as necessary.

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RESPONSIBILITY IV: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for evaluating effectiveness of health education programs. The health educator can:

Competency A: Develop plans to assess achievement of program objectives.

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Competency B: Carry out evaluation plans.

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Competency C: Interpret results of program evaluation.

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Competency D: Infer implications from findings for future program planning.

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RESPONSIBILITY V: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for coordinating provisions of health education services.

Competency A: Develop a plan for coordinating health education services.

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Competency B: Facilitate cooperation between and among levels of program personnel.

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Competency C: Formulate practical modes of collaboration among the health agencies and organizations.

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Competency D: Organize in-service training programs for teachers, volunteers, and other interested personnel.

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RESPONSIBILITY VI: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for acting as a resource person in health education. The health educator can:

Competency A: Utilize computerized health information retrieval systems effectively.

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Competency B: Establish effective consultative relationships with those requesting assistance in solving health-related problems.

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Competency C: Interpret and respond to requests for health information.

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Competency D: Select effective educational resource materials for dissemination.

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RESPONSIBILITY VII: The health educator, working with individuals, groups, and organizations is responsible for communicating health and health education needs, concerns, and resources. The health educator can:

Competency A: Interpret concepts, purposes, and theories of health education.

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Competency B: Predict the impact of societal value systems on health education programs.

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Competency C: Select a variety of communication methods and techniques in providing health information.

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Competency D: Foster communication between health care providers and consumers.

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                                                                                                                 Course Key

HEALTH EDUCATION

HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Hlth 3000 - Foundations of Health Promotion

HAS 3000 - Health Care System

Hlth 3200 - Methods in Health Education and Life Style Mngmnt

HAS 3190 - Cultural Diversity in Patient Education

Hlth 4013 - Health Promotion Research and Assessment

HAS 3230 - Health Communication

Hlth 4150 - Planning and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs

Hlth 4860 - Field Experience

HEALTH ED & HAS

OTHER COURSES

Hlth/HAS 3150 - Community Health Agencies and Services

HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics