Health Education Specialist: Roles and Responsibilities

These flashcards cover key concepts related to the roles, responsibilities, and frameworks surrounding health education specialists as outlined in Chapter 6.

Credentialing

The process whereby an individual or a professional preparation program meets the specified standards established by the credentialing body.

Quality Assurance

Planned and systematic activities necessary to provide adequate confidence that the product or service will meet given requirements.

Licensure

Agency or government grants permission to individuals to practice a given profession by certifying that those licensed have attained specific standards of competence.

Certification

Professional organization grants recognition to an individual who can demonstrate a predetermined standard of performance upon completion of a competency-based curriculum.

Certification granted to health educators meeting established competencies

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Advanced certification for health education specialists

Master Health Education Specialists (MCHES).

NCCA Accreditation

National Commission for Certifying Agencies accredits agencies; requires job analysis every five years.

Health Education Specialist Responsibilities

The major categories of performance expectations of a proficient health education specialist.

Competencies in Health Education

Skills or abilities necessary for successful performance as a health education specialist.

Subcompetencies

Cluster of simpler but essential related skills or abilities within a competency.

Assessment of Needs and Capacity

Determining existing health problems, available assets, and the overall capacity of the community to address health issues.

Effective Planning in Health Education

Recruiting and engaging stakeholders, and developing specific and measurable goals and objectives for health education.

Implementation in Health Education

Coordinating logistics, training volunteers, and monitoring progress to deliver a health program.

Evaluation and Research Importance

Conducting accurate evaluations to meet objectives and prove the worth of a program.

Health Education Specialist's Ethical Compliance

Adherence to the code of ethics during program implementation.

CEPH

Council on Education for Public Health, which accredits undergraduate and graduate public health education programs.

CAEP

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, which accredits school health education programs.

Accreditation

Recognized professional body evaluates a professional

preparation program