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Here are some resources for health educators.  The resources are categorized into the following subjects.

Advocacy

Health Education Advocate 
Website on advocacy sponsored by the National Coalition of Health Education Organizations

Advocacy Activities
Site hosted by the American Public Health Association

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CHES Certification

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
This organization offers the CHES exam and certification.

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Job Opportunities 

American Cancer Society
Positions available within the American Cancer Society National Home Office and Division offices are listed on this site.

The American Evaluation Association
An international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. The American Evaluation Association's mission is to improve evaluation practices and methods, increase evaluation use, promote evaluation as a profession, and support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action. The site posts job listings in the area of evaluation in a broad array of fields across the country, including public health.

American Heart Association
Positions available within the American Heart Association.

Arthritis Foundation
Positions available at the National Home Office in Atlanta, GA, as well as in Chapter Offices.

American Public Health Association
Includes job postings and "CareerMart Online", a career web site that links public health jobs with public health professionals.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
ASTHO is a non-profit public health organization that represents the leaders of state and territorial health agencies. This site has links to all states, most of which list job opportunities in health departments or have human resource contact names and numbers.

CareerBuilder.com
A career management site for job seekers and employers. Offers a way to post resumes, along with company profiles, job fair information, career counseling, chat, and message boards.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Job and internship opportunities at the CDC and ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry). This site also has general employment information and links to other job sites.

Coalition on Human Needs
Jobs posted by organizations that are part of the (US) Coalition on Human Needs.

Community Career Center
Nonprofit job postings.

HPCAREER.NET

Job, internship, assistantship and fellowship opportunities in health promotion. Job postings that match the preferences of registered users are e-mailed automatically.

March of Dimes
Positions available at the March of Dimes national office in White Plains, New York and throughout the U.S.

Medjump.com

Job postings in health care, medicine, nursing, and pharmaceuticals. Allows job seekers to apply to jobs online, offers to match resumes with job postings.

Monster.com
A website for job postings and excellent career center resources.

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
This site has a short list of job openings at local health departments, as well as at the NACCHO headquarters in Washington, DC. NACCHO is a nonprofit membership organization serving local health departments around the US.

National Center for Health Fitness

Health promotion job postings.

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., Job Network

Postings of health education job openings in the US.

New York University Health Education Professional Resources
Job postings in health education/health promotion, links to other job sites.

Nonprofit Career Network
A guide for looking for a job in the nonprofit sector.

Public Health Employment Connection, Rollins School of Public Health

Job postings in public health.

USAJobs
The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the United States Office of Personnel Management.       

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Health Agencies 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

American Cancer Society (ACS)

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

American Heart Association (AHA)

American Lung Association (ALA)

American Red Cross

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

Children's Defense Fund

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal Citizen Information Center - Pueblo, CO

Federal Web Navigator

Foundation Center

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

MEDWEB

National Health Information Center

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Office of Minority Health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

United States Indian Health Service

United States Public Health Service Commission Corps

World Health Organization (WHO)

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Health Calendar

National Health Information Center 
2007 National Health Observances

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Health Education Organizations

American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
Serves health educators and other professionals who promote the health of all people.

American Public Health Association (APHA) - Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section (PHEHP)
Promotes the advancement of the health promotion and education profession and provides a forum for public health educators and those involved in health promotion activities to discuss ideas, research, and training; promotes activities related to training public health professionals.

Coalition of Health Education Organizations
This organization facilitates national level communication, collaboration and coordination among the member health education organizations.

Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
National organization of health education.

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Health Education Programs

Professional Preparation Programs for Health Education Specialists

A listing of the programs by colleges and universities.

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Health Education Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics

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Training

TRAIN (TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network)
Public Health Foundation's listing of trainings.

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This page was last updated November 3, 2007.