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What are the 7 Areas of Responsibility for entry-level health educators according to the HEJA Model?

1. Assessing individual and community needs for health education 2. planning effective health education programs 3. implementing health education programs 4. evaluating effectiveness of health education programs 5. coordinating provision of health education services 6. acting as a resource person in health education 7. communicating health and health education needs, concerns, and resources

What are the 5 steps of the Generalized Planning Model in creating health programs?

1. Assessing needs 2. Setting goals and objectives 3. developing an intervention 4. implementing the intervention 5. evaluating the results

What are Hunnicutt's 4 reasons why systematic planning is important?

1. Planning forces planners to think through details in advance 2. Planning helps to make a program transparent-Good planning keeps the program stakeholders (any person or organization with a vested interest in a program) informed. 3. Planning is empowering-Once decision makers (those who have the authority to approve a plan) give approval to the resulting comprehensive program plan, planners and facilitators are empowered to implement the program, encouraging ownership of the program. 4. Planning creates alignment-All organization members have a better understanding of where they ''fit'' in the organization and the importance that the plan carries.

How is a health educator defined? How is a health education specialist defined? What is the difference?

Health educator- A professionally prepared individual who serves in a variety of roles and is specifically trained to use appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures, interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities. Health education specialist-An individual who: has met, at a minimum, baccalaureate-level required health education academic preparation qualifications, serves in a variety of settings, and is able to use appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures, interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities. *Difference= no longer a difference

What are the 9 assumptions of health promotion?

Health status can be changed, Health & disease are dynamic, Disease theories & principles can be understood, Appropriate prevention strategies can be developed, Behavior can be changed & those changes can impact health, Many things contribute to health & influence behavior change, Initiating & maintaining a behavior change is difficult, Individual responsibility should not be viewed as victim blaming, For behavior change to be permanent, the person must be motivated & ready to change.

What is Healthy People 2020?

provides a comprehensive set of 10-year, national goals and objectives for improving the health of all Americans.

What do these acronyms stand for? NCHEC, NCATE, SABPAC, CHES, MCHES

NCHEC-National Commission for Health Education Credentialing NCATE-National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education SABPAC-SOPHE-AAHE Baccalaureate Program Approval Committee CHES-Certified Health Education Specialist MCHES- Master Certified Health Specialist

What are the 3 levels of prevention?

Primary Prevention: preventing environmental exposures, improving human resistance to disease, education to diminish risk-taking behaviors. Secondary Prevention: identification and interdiction of diseases that are present in the body. Tertiary Prevention: want to prevention disease progression

What was the purpose of the Role Delineation Project?

began to define the role of the entry-level health educator

What is health education? What is health promotion? What is the difference?

health education- Using evidence-based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. Any planned combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups, and communities. health promotion- Any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities. *Difference= Health promotion takes into account that human behavior is not only governed by personal factors, but also the structure of the environment.


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