1. Health Education Training and Certification
HSC 489

2. What about those 7 areas? Needs assessment Program planning
Program implementation
Program evaluation
Coordination
Acting as a resource person
Communication

3. “But what do
those seven
areas really
mean?”

4. Needs Assessment of Individual and Community Needs for Health Ed.
Obtain data about social and cultural environments (needs/interests)
Identify helping and hindering behaviors
Interpret findings: base health education needs on obtained data
Identify learning influences and interventions
1. Needs assessment--assess prevalence of health problem, factors that influence it, potential solutions

5. II. Program Planning of effective health ed programs
Recruit community resources to help
Develop scope and sequence plan for a health ed. program
Create goals & objectives (appropriate and measurable)
Design programs consistent with objectives
Market programs
2. Program Planning--prioritize identified problems (behaviors, knowledge, attitudes..), develop goals and objectives, develop a program plan

6. III. Program Implementation
Apply methods and techniques to conduct planned educational programs
Select methods and media best suited for specific learners/audience
Monitor and adjust programs as necessary
3. Program implementation--put the plan into action, hire & train staff, launch a marketing campaign, set up an maintain records, conduct meetings....day-to-day maintenance

7. IV. Program Evaluation
Base a evaluation plan to assess program objectives
Implement evaluation
Interpret results
Suggest needed changes
4. Program evaluation--document levels of program success and identify needed changes--based on goals and objectives

8. V. Program Coordination
More administrative role
Develop a coordination plan
Facilitate cooperation and collaboration among program personnel
Formulate collaboration among agencies and organizations
Organize in-service training (train the trainer)
5. Coordination--coordinate health information and services---foster community involvement & develop networks

9. VI. Act as a Resource Use computerized information retrieval systems
Establish consulting relationships
Provide health info
Disseminate resource materials
Questions from family
6. Acting as a resource--can’t know it all, must know where to go to get info, serve as a consultant, provide training, conduct info. searches, provide education materials
CDC online is a great resource, alphabetical by disease.
WebMD

10. VII. Health Communication
Interpret health education concepts and theories
Predict societal impacts on health
Use a variety of communication methods
Foster communication between health care providers and consumers
7. Communication--presentations, brochures, videos...etc.----match communication methods to the target group/community of interest----market programs

11. But how can I do that?
It’s an endurance
run…not a sprint.

12. OTLs
Each worth 5 points
On the website: find and print an Objective for Improving Health (just one objective)
Respond to the article (1/2 page summary):
Balog, J. E. (2005). The meaning of health. American
Journal of Health Education, 36(5),
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