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Health Education Specialistsresume guide.

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. A strong Health Education Specialists resume shows active listening, speaking and writing, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Microsoft Access, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint.

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01Also called

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Certified Diabetes EducatorClinical InstructorCommunity Health ConsultantEducation CoordinatorHealth Education CoordinatorHealth Education SpecialistHealth EducatorHealth Promotion SpecialistPublic Health EducatorPublic Information Officer

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Active ListeningVery highAdvanced
SpeakingVery highAdvanced
WritingVery highAdvanced
Learning StrategiesVery highAdvanced
Active LearningHighIntermediate
Social PerceptivenessHighIntermediate
Critical ThinkingHighAdvanced
Reading ComprehensionHighAdvanced
CoordinationHighIntermediate
InstructingHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Administrative
  • Psychology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Mathematics
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Communications and Media

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
  2. Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
  3. Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
  4. Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
  5. Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
  6. Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
  7. Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.
  8. Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
  9. Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.
  10. Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.

05Software and tools

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23 tools across 17 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Data base user interface and query software3
  • Microsoft AccessHotIn demand
  • Blackboard software
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC WONDER
Web page creation and editing software3
  • FacebookHot
  • Blogging software
  • Wiki software
Graphics or photo imaging software2
Presentation software2
Analytical or scientific software1
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epi Info
Computer based training software1
  • Padlet
Customer relationship management CRM software1
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's EdgeIn demand
Desktop publishing software1
Electronic mail software1
Internet browser software1
Medical software1
Multi-media educational software1
  • Edpuzzle
Network conferencing software1
  • LogMeIn GoToWebinar
Office suite software1
Process mapping and design software1
Spreadsheet software1
Word processing software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
62% of surveyed workers. Others report Bachelor's Degree (31%) and Master's Degree (3%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 4 · Considerable preparation
Usually a four-year degree and several years of related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 4 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "Microsoft Access, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show speaking and writing, not just active listening. Speaking and writing rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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