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| Duties and Responsibilities: | |
Health educators provide information on health and health related issues.
They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs.
They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or
work or training setting. Health educators may work as independent
consultants or in health departments, community organizations, businesses,
hospitals, schools, or government agencies. Health Educators often:
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| Average Salary: $20,000 - $35,000 | |
| Educational Requirements: | |
| Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.
Health educators have, as a minimum, a bachelor's degree in health education. Many have master's degrees. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master's degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states. |
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| For More Information: | |
| American
Association for Health Education
1900 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191-1599 1-800-213-7193 or (703) 476 - 3437 Fax: (703) 476 - 6638 aahe@aahperd.org |
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