Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities

Health educators usually teach and promote wellness. They do this by addressing what each community needs help with. Then they develop programs that help the community with their issues. What these programs do is find the best way to treat their issues. They will also provide them with more information on the subject. After the patient is doing the program the health educator will keep checking up on the patient. If the patient shows great change the health educator will  check up on the person less often. The work full time. Some may even work during nights and the weekends. They also attend special meetings.  

Salary:$43,640 a year.

Education: You will need a bachelor’s degree. Most communities require a credential. They will also need a CHES.  

Demand for this profession: There is 13% growth from the years 2014-2024.

Reflection: I would not like to be this because it doesn’t interest me.