health educator

Health educator

The health educator is who promotes, and maintains, and improves individual and community health by assisting individuals. 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 also ..is professionally prepared and possesses knowledge and skills based upon theories and research to promote health education behavior change in individuals and populations.  Health Education draws from various sciences to promote health and prevent disease, disability, and premature death. The salary is 30,913 to 60,539. The education needed is a bachelors and a least a high school diploma. They also needed to do health training.  I think I would like to be a health educator because it is important to educate people about health and ways to stay healthy