A Profile of Public Health Educators in North Carolina's Local Health Departments.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Daniel L. Bibeau, Professor (Creator)
- Kay A. Lovelace, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to provide a profile of the public health education workforce in North Carolina. A survey was administered to all practicing health educators at local health departments (LHDs) in North Carolina. The study specifically attempted to answer four questions: (1) Who functions as health educators in LHDs in North Carolina? (2) What is the educational background and professional training of North Carolina LHD health educators? (3) What are the characteristics of health educators' positions in North Carolina? and (4) How do these characteristics of health educators (demographics and education) as well as their titles, job responsibilities, and supervisory relationships differ according to the size of the LHD? The study showed that most public health educators in North Carolina are white females; most do not have Certified Health Education Specialist certification; that younger health educators are more likely to have health education degrees; and that almost two thirds of public health educators have administrative responsibilities.
A Profile of Public Health Educators in North Carolina's Local Health Departments.
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2005
- Keywords
- public health education, public health educators, workforce enumeration, public health educator profiles, local health departments, North Carolina health departments