Health Educator Job Analysis - 2010
The roles and responsibilities of Health Education Specialists have been updated. SOPHE and its partners announce the findings of the Health Educator Job Analysis 2010 (HEJA-2010). The study results have implications for professional preparation, credentialing, and professional development of all health education specialists. Among other purposes, HEJA-2010 was undertaken to validate the contemporary practice of entry- and advanced-level health education specialists and to report on changes in health education practice since the last major job analysis study more than 5 years ago.
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HEJA 2010 Publication Released
SOPHE is proud to announce release of A Competency Based Framework for Health Education Specialists – 2010, which features the results of the Health Educator Job Analysis (HEJA) 2010 project. In addition to SOPHE, the new publication is copyrighted by NCHEC and AAHE and presents the latest health education framework of practice. The updated model comprises 223 Sub-competencies, organized into 34 Competencies within seven major Areas of Responsibility. Of the Sub-competencies, 61 were validated as advanced-level only. The HEJA-2010 study expanded upon the previous Competency Update Project (CUP) which first provided a model of three levels of practice. The publication is a “must” for all health education faculty, practitioners, and students. For purchase, see: http://www.nchec.org/news/quicklinks/pub/