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):
| Personal Category |
FTEs |
per |
Driving Variables |
Min. |
Max. |
|
Community/Public Health Educator
|
1.0
|
1,000
|
Service Pop.
|
1,000
|
n/a
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
|
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