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Mar 02, 2009 11:18 AM

Any RNs involved in community health education/promotion/prevention?

by Lotte Platinum Member

I am an RN currently applying to study for a masters in Public Health. If I am accepted and succeed, I would like to work in the community promoting health via health education/prevention and public health initiatives. Does anyone have any experience of this? I'm interested in the type of work that may be available for an RN with a MPH.


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from Aneroo
Old Mar 19, 2009, 08:38 AM

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Our health educators are not RN's, but I think it would be very helpful. They do a ton of community work- Lamaze, CPR (for community and staff), tobacco education (in conjunction with our tobacco prevention person), healthy diet and living...
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from Lotte
Old Mar 19, 2009, 10:03 AM

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Thanks Aneroo - what kind of qualifications do they have?
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from keigei
Old Mar 27, 2009, 06:37 AM

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I have a ADN in nursing but am not a RN yet. I did just pass the PN exam. I am also a Certified Health Education Specialist with a Master's in Health Education. I think my varied experiences and education puts me a cut above educators who are not nurses. Nurses bring a different aspect to health education that a Health Educator may miss such as how certain things can affect the body systems. Health Educators without clinical experience will not be able to relate. Conversely, health educators are taught a systematic approach to educating about health topics such as tobacco cessation and HIV. RNs are involved in Community Health and Prevention everyday with teaching. I see many RNs as educators on the West coast where I am but on the East coast I have seen many CHES (Certified Health Educators).
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