# Public Health Department Educator

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Departments: Division of Community Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Chronic Disease Prevention Section, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Division of Behavioral Health, Office of Health Equity.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Health Education Specialists](/Occupations/Health_Education_Specialists) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Clinical Health Educator](/JobTypes/Clinical_Health_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Health Outreach Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Health_Outreach_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Outreach Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Outreach_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Corporate Wellness Specialist](/JobTypes/Corporate_Wellness_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Grant-Funded Health Program Manager](/JobTypes/Grant-Funded_Health_Program_Manager) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Health Literacy Specialist](/JobTypes/Health_Literacy_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Health Promotion Specialist](/JobTypes/Health_Promotion_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Infectious Disease Prevention Specialist](/JobTypes/Infectious_Disease_Prevention_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Patient Educator](/JobTypes/Patient_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Patient Navigator](/JobTypes/Patient_Navigator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [University Health Promotion Specialist](/JobTypes/University_Health_Promotion_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Behavior Change Models](/Knowledge/Behavior_Change_Models) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Communications and Media](/Knowledge/Communications_and_Media) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Community and Public Health](/Knowledge/Community_and_Public_Health) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Health Education and Promotion](/Knowledge/Health_Education_and_Promotion) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Perform

- [Teach community courses and speak to local groups and organizations.](/Tasks/Teach_community_courses_and_speak_to_local_groups_and_organizations.) — perform · Tasks
- [Recruit and Train Community Health Volunteers](/Tasks/Recruit_and_Train_Community_Health_Volunteers) — perform · Tasks
- [Translate Health Guidance for Lay Audiences](/Tasks/Translate_Health_Guidance_for_Lay_Audiences) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate Program Effectiveness](/Tasks/Evaluate_Program_Effectiveness) — perform · Tasks
- [Partner With Community Organizations](/Tasks/Partner_With_Community_Organizations) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate Outreach Campaigns](/Tasks/Coordinate_Outreach_Campaigns) — perform · Tasks
- [Design Health Education Programs and Materials](/Tasks/Design_Health_Education_Programs_and_Materials) — perform · Tasks
- [Assess Community Health Education Needs](/Tasks/Assess_Community_Health_Education_Needs) — perform · Tasks

### Problems this exposes

- [translated variants drift from the source when CDC guidance updates mid-campaign, leaving language editions out of sync](/Problems/translated_variants_drift_from_the_source_when_CDC_guidance_updates_mid-campaign,_leaving_language_editions_out_of_sync) — exposes problem · Problems
- [materials routed separately through clinical-accuracy review, plain-language review, and translation with no unified sign-off, so versions diverge](/Problems/materials_routed_separately_through_clinical-accuracy_review,_plain-language_review,_and_translation_with_no_unified_sign-off,_so_versions_diverge) — exposes problem · Problems
- [a clinically-approved draft must be re-cleared after plain-language edits soften a dosage or eligibility caveat](/Problems/a_clinically-approved_draft_must_be_re-cleared_after_plain-language_edits_soften_a_dosage_or_eligibility_caveat) — exposes problem · Problems
- [the same workshop deck re-tailored per venue (faith site, clinic, school) with no modular content blocks to swap](/Problems/the_same_workshop_deck_re-tailored_per_venue_(faith_site,_clinic,_school)_with_no_modular_content_blocks_to_swap) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no on-the-fly variant when the room turns out mixed-literacy or needs a different language than booked](/Problems/no_on-the-fly_variant_when_the_room_turns_out_mixed-literacy_or_needs_a_different_language_than_booked) — exposes problem · Problems
- [outreach-campaign scheduling and partner-org coordination across overlapping community events](/Problems/outreach-campaign_scheduling_and_partner-org_coordination_across_overlapping_community_events) — exposes problem · Problems
- [community-needs assessment data collected per program with no reusable survey instrument](/Problems/community-needs_assessment_data_collected_per_program_with_no_reusable_survey_instrument) — exposes problem · Problems
- [community health-worker recruitment, training, and recertification tracked across cohorts](/Problems/community_health-worker_recruitment,_training,_and_recertification_tracked_across_cohorts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tailoring health messaging to low-literacy and multilingual populations](/Problems/tailoring_health_messaging_to_low-literacy_and_multilingual_populations) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reaching populations distrustful of the health department](/Problems/reaching_populations_distrustful_of_the_health_department) — exposes problem · Problems
- [measuring behavior-change outcomes from a campaign beyond reach metrics](/Problems/measuring_behavior-change_outcomes_from_a_campaign_beyond_reach_metrics) — exposes problem · Problems
- [adapting CDC guidance into locally relevant materials fast during an outbreak](/Problems/adapting_CDC_guidance_into_locally_relevant_materials_fast_during_an_outbreak) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Office Productivity Suite](/Software/Office_Productivity_Suite) — uses software · Software
- [Graphic Design Software](/Software/Graphic_Design_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Survey and Evaluation Software](/Software/Survey_and_Evaluation_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Presentation Software](/Software/Presentation_Software) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Originality](/Ability/Originality) — requires ability · Ability
- [Written Expression](/Ability/Written_Expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Speech Clarity](/Ability/Speech_Clarity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Social Perceptiveness](/Skills/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires skill · Skills
- [Public Speaking](/Skills/Public_Speaking) — requires skill · Skills
- [Community Outreach](/Skills/Community_Outreach) — requires skill · Skills
- [Instructional Design](/Skills/Instructional_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Health Program Facilitation](/Skills/Health_Program_Facilitation) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Assess Community Health Education Needs](/Activities/Assess_Community_Health_Education_Needs) — engage in · Activities
- [Deliver Workshops and Community Presentations](/Activities/Deliver_Workshops_and_Community_Presentations) — engage in · Activities
- [Design Health Education Programs and Materials](/Activities/Design_Health_Education_Programs_and_Materials) — engage in · Activities