Journal Assignment: Community Health Promotion Methods
You will be reviewing and reflecting upon the national competencies for health education specialists. There are seven areas of responsibility that you will review in depth each week through your reflective journal entry.
Visit the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) website and download a copy of the Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialists. This document is considered "The Bible" for health educators as it shows the competencies that are firmly established as the national standards for the field. All total, there are 258 sub-competencies organized into 36 competencies within seven major areas of responsibility.
For Week Two, you will focus on Area 2: Plan Health Education/Promotion and Area 3: Implement Health Education/Promotion. Area 2 contains five competencies and multiple sub-competencies, which are listed in the PDF document (from 2.1 to 2.5.2). Area 3 contains four competencies and several sub-competencies (from 3.1 to 3.4.8). As a health educator, you will need to become proficient in these areas to obtain and retain a successful career. In your journal this week, review the competency/sub-competency lists in Areas 2 and 3, and address the following:
• Area 2: What do you think is the point of planning? What obstacles do you think may interfere with your personal ability to complete the planning process for a health program in your community?
• Take note of sub-competencies 2.3.11, 2.3.12, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.4.7, and 3.4.8. What ethical and legal issues do you believe would occur in the planning and implementing of a community health program?
Your journal entry may be a PowerPoint presentation, video, screencast, or a typed document. You will submit your work through Waypoint.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.