Careers in Public Health

Job Information:

What is health education?: http://www.nchec.org/credentialing/profession/

The future of health education: https://www.sophe.org/NHEW2014_toolkit_final.pdf

Job opportunities nationwide: http://hpcareer.net/

Tennessee Department of Health: http://health.state.tn.us/

Overview of Bureau of Labor Statistics data for health educators: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/health-educators.htm#tab-1

Professional Organizations:

American College Health Association: www.acha.org

American Public Health Association: www.apha.org

American School Health Association: www.ashaweb.org

Directors of Health Promotion and Education: www.dhpe.org

Eta Sigma Gamma: www.etasigmagamma.org

Society for Public Health Education: www.sophe.org

Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance: http://www.tahperd.us/

Certification:

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.: http://nchec.org/

What is a Health Education Specialist?: https://www.sophe.org/healthedspecialist.cfm