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Health Educator

Medical

  • Average Salary

    RM3500 - RM 5500

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is Health Educator?

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare workers, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3500 - RM 5500

Example of a Job Position

Certified Diabetes Instructor
Clinical Instructor
Child Development Specialist
Clinical Nurse Extension
Health Education Community Coordinator
Public Health Consultant
Education Coordinator
Health Extension
Health Promotion Specialist

Task

? Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations ? Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care ? Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government ? Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns ? Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals

Knowledge

Communication and Media

Knowledge of media production, communication, and techniques and methods of dissemination. Includes alternative ways to inform and entertain through writing, verbal, and visual media.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods in designing curriculum, training, teaching, and instruction for individuals and groups, as well as measuring the effects of training.

Customer and Personal Services

Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Writing

Communicate effectively through writing that suits the needs of the audience

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Capability

  • 1

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 2

    Speaking Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so that others can understand what is being said

  • 3

    Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others can understand

  • 4

    Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences

  • 5

    Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing

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