Careers
The professional field of community health education once was practiced mainly in classrooms and health care facilities. Now, community health educators work in a variety of settings, including all levels of government, voluntary and social service agencies, medical care organizations, workplaces, schools, and advocacy organizations.
Sample job titles of recent graduates include coordinator, tobacco research program; coordinator, high-risk youth project; community health planner in an HMO; health program coordinator, Minneapolis Urban Coalition; reproductive health coordinator, American Refugee Committee.
Job titles several years after graduation include: public affairs director, Planned Parenthood; program manager, Edina Public Schools; executive director, Association of Health Care Journalists; and director, Minnesota Migrant Health Promotion Program.
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