Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities:  Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They can develop the strategies to that the patient can improve the health of the individual and the community.  They also collect the data and they discuss health concerns of specific populations or communities.

Salary: $46,840 per year

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree

                   CHES~certified health education specialist credential

Demands For this profession:

• Speaking        
• Active listening
• Writing
• Critical thinking
• Reading comprehension
• Learning strategies
• Active learning
• Social perceptiveness

             

Reflection:I would not like to be a health educator because it really isn’t a career i would like to study. I wouldn’t like to study it because it seems like they do help out a lot and that is great but it really isn’t something i would like to do.