Role and Responsibility of health educator

Role and Responsibility of health educator

The seven areas of responsibilities which are shown below.

Responsibility I Assessin Individual and Community needs for Health education

·           Provides the foundation for program planning

·           Determines  what  health  problems might exist in any given groups

·           Includes determination of community resources available to address the problem

·           Community Empowerment encourages the population to take ownership of their health problems

·           Includes careful data collection and analysis

·           It is essential for healthy life

·           to find out the vital health statistics in community

Responsibility  II lan Health education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs

·           Actions are based on the needs assessment done for the community (see Responsibility I)

·           Involves the development of goals and objectives which are specific and measurable

·           Interventions are developed that will meet the goals and objectives

·           According to Rule of Sufficiency, strategies are implemented which are sufficiently robust, effective enough, and have a reasonable chance of meeting stated objectives

Responsibility III Implement Health education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs

·           Implementation is based on a thorough understanding of the priority population

·           Utilize a wide range of educational methods and techniques

Responsibility I Conduct valuation and Research Related to Health education

·           Depending on the setting, utilize tests, surveys, observations, tracking epidemiological data, or other methods of data collection

·           Health Educators make use of research to improve their practices.

Responsibility Administer Health education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs

·           Administration is generally a function of the more experienced practitioner

·           Involves facilitating cooperation among personnel, both within and between programs

Responsibility I Serve as a Health education resource Person

·           Involves skills to access needed resources, and establish effective consultative relationships.

Responsibility  II Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health education

·           Address diverse audience in diverse settings

·           Translates scientific language into understandable information

·           Formulates and support rules, policies and legislation

·           Advocate for the profession of health education