HPR 231 Introduction to Health Education Wk2-D1

 Roles and Responsibilities of a Health Education Specialist  

The roles of the health educator were most recently updated in 2010  using the Health Education Job Analysis model discussed in your course  text (see page 181). Almost forty competencies were identified and  categorized into seven areas of responsibility. In your initial post Describe, in your own words, each of the seven areas of responsibility for a health education specialist.  Discuss the importance of each area of responsibility and provide examples of each.   Compare your previous ideas of this profession to the role described using the areas of responsibility.