Health education activities are an integral component of the Health Education’s programs and services. Research and development of educational programs, material development, grant writing, preparation of media releases and coordination of in-service training on health issues are included in the wide range of duties performed by health educators.

Health educators perform key roles as consultants, referral agents, and as direct service providers to individual programs. Health education strategies emphasize prevention as a primary focus. Eliciting community involvement and maintaining community networks are also major functions of this unit. School health programs, volunteer health agencies, hospitals, universities, business, and industry have all utilized health educators' expertise and resources in program development, implementation, and evaluation.

Health Educators are available to speak in the community on various topics such as: adolescent health, breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, HIV/AIDS, tobacco education, and sexually transmitted disease. For a complete listing call 342-0888.