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. COMMUNITY HEALTH . is the process of implementing initiatives designed in response to needs and assets that can demonstrate improvement in the overall health and well-being of specific communities. Central to this process is the effective and efficient use of resources such that the overall cost of health care is reduced while improving quality of life. Community health professionals promote, maintain and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and encouraging communities to adopt healthy behaviors. These professionals have skills in assessing individual and community needs, designing, planning, implementing and evaluating health and health related programs, coordinating health and health related services, acting as a health and health related information and service resource person and health communication.
Areas of Specialization
Public or Community Health- (organizing community coalition to solve public health problems). School and College Health (teaching school and behavioral health and providing health coaching/counseling for students) Patient Health (working with other health care professionals in hospitals, long term care facilities, and other healthcare agencies in providing health related information. Wellness and Health Promotions (planning and managing health promotion programs for employees in a variety of work settings, such as health fitness centers, hospitals, social service agencies, volunteer health organizations, and others).
(To research these titles and more go to: (Occupational Outlook Handbook) (bls.gove/oco) or *ONET (onetcenter.org) and see the related print resources in the Career Services library.
Some job titles include:
Health Advocate Health Officer Medical Claims Representative Smoking Cessation Contractor Case Manager Director of Volunteers Health and Wellness Educator Outreach Claims Representative Medical Records Representative Wellness Manager	Health Administrator Health Educator Community Service Agency Director Health Information Specialist Hospital Personnel Director Research Assistant Community Services Specialist Social Service Managers Health Teachers Health Education Consultant
Typical Employers/Work Settings
Disease Centers Hospitals/Clinics Non-Profit Organizations Government Agencies Corporations Public Health Department Private Health Organizations Healthcare Recruiting Companies Insurance Companies Rehabilitation Clinics
Jacksonville Employer Hiring Community Health Majors
Duval County Health Dept. Baker County Health Dept. Clay County Health Dept. St. Johns County Health Dept. Nassau County Health Dept. JEA (Jacksonville Electric Authority Baptist Hospital Baptist Medical Center St. Luke's Hospital St. Vincent's Hospital MAYO Clinic-Jacksonville Shand's Healthcare American Cancer Society American Heart Disease American Lung Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention State Health Department March of Dimes Florida Times Union Brooks Rehabilitation Lifemasters Nemours University of Florida/JAX Healthcare Maxim Healthcare Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems Private and Parochial Schools Spina Bifida Association Career Coaches Professional Placement Resources Health Planning Council AHEC Family Nurturing Center	Riverwood Center Tandem Healthcare Humana Bank of America Brooks Health System PSS/World Medical Inc. Wellness Council of Florida Blue Cross/Blue Shield Anheuser Busch Memorial Hospital-Jacksonville Lakeview Health Systems Aetna US Healthcare Vistakon Bellsouth River Region Human Services US Navy Glaxo Wellcome Concentra School Boards of Duval, St.Johns, Nassau, Clay, Baker and other counties Muscular Dystrophy Association Zoefit Area Agency on Aging AmeriCorps Sulzbacher Center AHEC DCF Velocity Sports Performance Planned Parenthood River Region Human Services Gateway Community Services Miller Health Group HIT Center
Beginning Salary Range: For more information on salaries click here -Average salary of a Health Educator: $45,370 (Range: $33,000-$57,000) Link to UNF Academic Program: Track in Community Health Links to Community Health Websites: Certified Health Education Specialist Community Health Care of NY Association Community Health Centers/Jobs in Florida Health Sciences Communications Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Florida Health Sciences Library Association Job Links
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