Office of Public Health Support

RRM Category: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES RRM Module: Health Education Overview: The RRM Health Education staffing module estimates the requirements for public health educators to provide health education technical assistance; arrange, organize, and conduct educational activities; conduct education activities; develop/provide educational materials; and conduct educational studies. The workload parameter that is the key variable in the staffing estimation is service population. This module estimates the need for Public Health Educators. Services Description: The Health Education module is based on task analysis performed by the health education staff for the five outputs/services: Provision of Health Education Technical Assistance Arranging and Organizing Educational Activities Conducting Education Activities Developing/Providing Educational Materials Conducting Educational Studies Staffing Criteria: Community/Public Health Educator staff of 1.00 FTE for populations of 1,000 or more, plus 1.00 FTE Community/Public Health Educator for every 4,000 Service Population above 4,000 Service Population, plus: 0.25 FTE if 1-2 Satellite clinics are in service area; 0.25 FTE if 1-2 Elementary Schools, 1-2 Middle Schools, and 1-2 High Schools are in the service area. (minimum six schools in the service area); 0.25 FTE if 1-2 Head Start programs are in the service area; 0.25 FTE if 1 Juvenile Detention Center is in the service area; 0.25 FTE if 1 Youth Regional Treatment Center is in the service area; 0.25 FTE if 1 Nursing Home is in the service area; 0.25 FTE if any single other facility served is more than 50 miles round trip from the main duty station. (This addition is or each facility). STAFFING FORMULAE Driving Variables: Service Population Personnel Categories: Community/Public Health Educator MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS (fixed): n/a Personal Category FTEs per Driving Variables Min. Max. Community/Public Health Educator 1.0 1,000 Service Pop. 1,000 Plus, VARIABLE STAFFING LEVELS: Personal Category FTEs per Driving Variables Min. Max. Community/Public Health Educator 1.0 4,000 Service Pop. 4,000 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Satellite Clinics 1 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Schools 6 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Head Start Programs 1 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Juvenile Detention Center 1 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   YRTC 1 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Nursing Home 1 n/a Community/Public Health Educator 0.25   Facility 50 plus round trip drive 1 n/a