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http://dx.doi.org/10.14367/kjhep.2014.31.5.121

Analysis of the priority of roles performed by health educators in charge of health promotion programs at community health centers  

Choi, Seung Hee (Department of Health Education & Management, Graduate School, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Myung (Department of Health Education & Management, Ewha Womans University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.31, no.5, 2014 , pp. 121-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the roles of workforce required for effective execution of health promotion programs of community health centers in Korea. Methods: Survey was undertaken on 92 people in community health centers and the Analytic Hierarchy Process was employed in order to obtain results regarding the relative importance of role required for health educators. Results: The analysis suggests that of all 5 categories, 'Assess needs for health education' and 'Evaluate health promotion programs and Conduct related research' were relatively more important than the other categories of role. Taking into account the weightings of the main categories and the subcategories, the analysis shows that the order of importance follows, 'Use existing health-related statistical data', 'Collect health-related data', 'Survey method and knowledge and skills related to health statistics', 'Write an evaluation report', 'Understand and apply health education planning theories'. Conclusion: As a health promotion expert of community health center, a health educator is preferentially required to perform 1) the role to analyze the needs of the community and enable the planning for a customized health promotion program, 2) the role to execute evaluation throughout a health promotion programs and disseminate evaluation findings and apply them in following programs, in consideration of higher relative importance of these roles.
Keywords
Health educator; Health educator's role; Health promotion workforce; Community health center; Analytic hierarchy process;
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