Question

You are to interview a practicing health education professional. This means the individual must be currently working in one of the major health education settings (I.e. school, hospital, other care setting, corporate, worksite, community, government)

Your interview must address all the questions below

1. Provide the and professional background of the professional you interviewed

2. Describe the professional setting in which the professional is currently working. Include the administration unit/department and its placement within the organization.

3. Provide a description regarding the professional’s personal philosophy of the mission of health education.

4. Discuss the professional’s view regarding the most important health education services they provide and the population they serve

5. Share the professional’s view regarding the future directions of the health education field

a. Where will the field be in 10 years?

b. What will health educators be doing more or less ?

c. How will things be different ?

d. What will change ?

e. What will be the same ?

Answer 1

1. Professional background - BSc (Hons) in nursing , MSc in Nursing ( Medical surgical ).

2. Current work setting - Hospital as a Nurse Health Educator under nursing administration and management .

3. The mission is to provide a evident based nursing care to patient which is available easily , at a affordable cost by providing effective training and teaching classes to the healthcare members and strengthening their capabilities.

4. The most important health education provided by them is given on the aspects:-

- prevention of disease

- promotion of health

- curative initiatives.

The population they teach is the staff nurses and student nurses working in the hospital.