Health Education

RRM Category: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

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).
• 1 FTE Clerk Typist/ Secretary per 5 staff

Staffing Formulae

Driving Variables:

Service Population

Staff

Personnel Categories:

Community Health Supervisor

Community Health Clerk/Typist - Secretary

Community/Public Health Educator

MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS (fixed):

Plus, VARIABLE STAFFING LEVELS: