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Responsibility II: Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and ProgramsCompetency A; Part 3 & 4 : 

Responsibility II: Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and ProgramsCompetency A; Part 3 & 4 HEA 426 Brittany Crump, Rebecca Elkin, and Brianna Zdanowski

Overview of Competency A : 

Overview of Competency A Initiate a Plan Of Action Comes after needs assessment and planning process have been completed Covers creative ways to deal with community problems and how to go about it Part 3: Deliver Educational Programs to diverse population Part 4:Facilitate Groups

Deliver Educational Programs to Diverse Populations : 

Deliver Educational Programs to Diverse Populations Being culturally competent includes a couple of key characteristics that every health educator needs to have: One must value diversity Be able to address issues that arise when different cultures interact while staying understanding of both sides Be able to acquire and institutionalize cultural knowledge Adapt to the cultures of individuals and communities that one serves

Examples of being culturally competent : 

Examples of being culturally competent Providing an environment in which people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds feel comfortable discussing culturally derived health beliefs Creating culturally sensitive programs Which requires conscientious attention by the program planners

Facilitate Groups : 

Facilitate Groups Another important characteristic a health educator needs to possess is effective group leadership skills. Without these skills one can not assist communities in mobilizing for change Health educators need to be familiar with group dynamics

Advice Regarding Cultural Sensitivity : 

Advice Regarding Cultural Sensitivity Ask other staff members to recognize diversity Provide language assistance when appropriate Build upon cultural beliefs and practices Assess your own values, attitudes and beliefs about different racial/ethnic groups Be aware of different cultures within the population before starting a program

Different Groups that will need a facilitator : 

Different Groups that will need a facilitator Coalitions Advisory councils Support groups Standing committees Responsibility of health educator is to guide the group The health educator will go through the evolutionary stages of group dynamics but will not become a part of the group

9 Roles of a Facilitator : 

9 Roles of a Facilitator Enhance group cohesion and cooperation Leading and planning effective meetings Creating meeting agendas with action items Distributing meeting minutes Attending to meeting details Believing in the group process Caring about group members Actively listening Communicating openly and respectfully

QUIZ TIME : 

QUIZ TIME All information on this PowerPoint came from the CHES review Guide