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The M.S. program is for students seeking an advanced practitioner's
degree. Students acquire the knowledge and skills to plan and
evaluate health education interventions for individuals, families, and
groups of all ages. Health education specialists perform activities
such as
--Advocating for health promotion programs in schools,
communities, health care facilities, and worksites
--Conducting needs assessments to identify health priorities
--Planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion
interventions
--Developing health information materials
--Seeking financial support to fund health education interventions
--Serving as a resource person for health information and referrals
--Using a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the
setting
--Conducting research and evaluation on the effectiveness of
programs and strategies
--Writing scholarly and professional articles
--Working collaboratively with public and private organizations and
agencies to achieve the goal of a healthier population.
This degree prepares the health education specialist to work in
--Local, state, and federal health agencies
--Nonprofit health organizations
--Schools and universities
--Patient care settings
--Private industry
--A variety of public service occupations.
Sample position titles for individuals with this degree include
--Health education specialist or health informatics specialist
--Public health adviser or public health analyst
--Community health education specialist
--Health education coordinator or health education consultant
--Health promotion coordinator
--Campus health educator or patient health educator,
--Health communication specialist
--HIV/AIDS educator
--Nutrition educator.