As laid out by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, health educators have seven primary responsibilities.1 Those are as follows:
Assess needs, resources, and capacity for health education/promotion
Plan health education/promotion
Implement health education/promotion
Conduct evaluation and research related to health education/promotion
Administer and manage health education/promotion
Serve as a health education/promotion resource person
Communicate, promote, and advocate for health, health education/promotion, and the profession
1Source: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Responsibilities and Competencies for Health Education Specialists, on the internet at www.nchec.org/responsibilities-and-competencies.