HPR 232 Community Health Promotion Methods Wk5-Journal

Week Five Journal

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Competencies

Each week of this course, you will be reviewing and reflecting upon the na

tional competencies

for health education specialists. There are seven areas of responsibility that you will review in

depth each week through your reflective journal entry.

Visit the

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing

(Links to an external

site.)Links to an external site.

(NCHEC) website and download a copy of the

Areas of

Res

ponsibility for Health Education Specialists

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external

site.

. This document is considered “The Bible” for health educators as it shows the competencies

that are firmly established as the national standards for the fie

ld. All total, there are 258 sub

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competencies organized into 36 competencies within seven major areas of responsibility.

For Week Four, you will focus on Area 7: Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health,

Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession.

Area 7 contains four competencies and many

sub

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competencies, which are listed in the PDF document (from 7.1 to 7.4.11). In your journal

this week, review this area in its entirety, and address the following:

·

Imagine that you are the Senior Health Educatio

n Specialist for your community.

Describe a pressing health issue in your community (e.g., high smoking rates, high

substance abuse, low compliance with the seatbelt laws, significant adult onset diabetes,

etc.).

·

Using your skills (as listed in this compet

ency area), how would you tackle this health

issue? In your response, you must apply at least three of the competencies/sub

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competencies noted in Area 7 and be specific in how you plan to apply those

competencies. Please note that simply stating you would

“use No. 7.2.9” is not enough.

Explain how and why you would use that sub

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competency.

Your journal entry may be a PowerPoint presentation, video, screencast, or a typed document.

You will submit your work through Waypoint. No APA formatting is necessary. A

ll

presentations must be at least 5 minutes in length

.

If you use a video or screencast, please make

sure you copy the link onto a Word document and then upload the document. This is reflection

work and the goal is to critically look at the competencies as well as your insights and beliefs

into how they fit into the health educator’s daily routine. There are no right or wrong answers;

this is pure personal reflection.

Week Five Journal – Competencies

Each week of this course, you will be reviewing and reflecting upon the national competencies

for health education specialists. There are seven areas of responsibility that you will review in

depth each week through your reflective journal entry.

Visit the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (Links to an external

site.)Links to an external site. (NCHEC) website and download a copy of the Areas of

Responsibility for Health Education Specialists (Links to an external site.)Links to an external

site.. This document is considered “The Bible” for health educators as it shows the competencies

that are firmly established as the national standards for the field. All total, there are 258 sub-

competencies organized into 36 competencies within seven major areas of responsibility.

For Week Four, you will focus on Area 7: Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health,

Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession. Area 7 contains four competencies and many

sub-competencies, which are listed in the PDF document (from 7.1 to 7.4.11). In your journal

this week, review this area in its entirety, and address the following:

 Imagine that you are the Senior Health Education Specialist for your community.

Describe a pressing health issue in your community (e.g., high smoking rates, high

substance abuse, low compliance with the seatbelt laws, significant adult onset diabetes,

etc.).

 Using your skills (as listed in this competency area), how would you tackle this health

issue? In your response, you must apply at least three of the competencies/sub-

competencies noted in Area 7 and be specific in how you plan to apply those

competencies. Please note that simply stating you would “use No. 7.2.9” is not enough.

Explain how and why you would use that sub-competency.

Your journal entry may be a PowerPoint presentation, video, screencast, or a typed document.

You will submit your work through Waypoint. No APA formatting is necessary. All

presentations must be at least 5 minutes in length. If you use a video or screencast, please make

sure you copy the link onto a Word document and then upload the document. This is reflection

work and the goal is to critically look at the competencies as well as your insights and beliefs

into how they fit into the health educator’s daily routine. There are no right or wrong answers;

this is pure personal reflection.