Careers of Health Education Specialist

Health Education is a broad field where you can experience your knowledge on a variety of jobs. Since there are lot of opportunities for the qualified and certified candidates, Health Educators are becoming valuable in every field. These are some of the places where Health Educators are working at present.

## Community Health

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Job Titles:

* Health Educator I, II, III
* Hospital Health Education and outreach coord
* Community Health Educator
* Behavioral Scientist
* State Environmentalist
* Health Education Specialist
* Health Coach
* School Health Coordinator
* Health Communication specialist
* Reproductive Health Education Specialist

Postions:

* US Centers for Disease control and Prevention
* US and state Depts of Health and Human services
* National Institute of Health
* Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
* Food and Drug Administration
* World Health Organisation
* Maternal and Child Health
* Minority Health
* Community Programs and Food Inspection
* Coordinated School Health Programs
* Local/County Health Departments
* Voluntary Health Agencies
* American Red Cross
* American Heart Association

## Worksite Health Promotion

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Job Titles:

* Worksite Health Promotion specialist
* Worksite Health Director
* Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator

Positions:

* Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
* Managed Care Organizations
* State and Fed Agencies w/worksite Hlth Prog
* National Center for Chronic disease prev. and Hlth promotion
* All US fortune 500 Companies
* Wellness Councils of America
* Occupational safety and Health

## Public Health- Epidemiology

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Job Titles:

* Epidemiologist
* State Health Laboratory Director
* Health Surveillance Specialist
* Bioterrorism specialist
* Sanitarian I,II
* Public Health Educator
* Research Epidemiologist
* State Epidemiologist
* Public Health Preparedness Specialist
* Pharmacoepidemiologist

Positions:

* Public Health/Statistics
* Chronic Disease Epidemiologist
* Environmental Health and Protection
* Agency for Toxic substances and Disease Registry
* HIV/STD/TB prevention and control
* Infectious Disease Epidemiology
* Bioterrorism Investigation/Prevention
* State and local Health Departments
* Center for Injury Prevention and Control

## Health Care Administration

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Job Titles:

* Personal Management Specialist
* Health Care Administrator
* Regional Coordinator of Voluntary Agency
* Management Policy Advisor
* Hospital/Health Department Administrator
* Health Services Administrator
* Nursing Home Director
* Health Policy Advisor

Postions:

* Hospitals
* Long-Term Care Facilities
* Health Resources and Services Administration
* Managed Care and Quality Assurance
* Nursing Homes
* Agency for Care Research and Quality
* Health Care Financing Administration
* Medical Clinics

## References

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* https://www.hes.truman.edu/hs.asp
* https://www.sjsu.edu/healthscience/docs/CareersHealthEd.pdf