HESPA II 2020 Areas of Responsibility

Areas of Responsibility, Competencies and Sub-competencies for Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis II 2020 (HESPA II 2020)

The Eight Areas of Responsibility contain a comprehensive set of Competencies and Sub-competencies defining the role of the health education specialist. These Responsibilities were verified by the 2020 Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis II (HESPA II 2020) project and serve as the basis of the CHES® and MCHES® exam beginning 2022.


All rights reserved by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., and the Society for Public Health Education, Inc. (2020). No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way without the written permission of NCHEC.