Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Program Specialist

Duties

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1. Participate in School Health Community meetings with representatives from area schools, health agencies, interested parents, and youth to develop a mission statement, with goals and objectives.
2. Facilitate the development and implementation of an employee wellness program designed to reduce stress and sickness, improve morale, enhance teamwork, improve productivity, and promote health and fitness role-modeling for patients and the public.
3. Advocate for the support of employee wellness goals by all appropriate elected officials and policy bodies at all levels of area governments.
4. Advocate for student adoption of healthy life-styles and parent education strategies in collaboration with area schools and health agencies.
5. Advocate for an enhanced media literacy program with an emphasis on HP/DP objectives regarding physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual wellness by addressing common risk behaviors within the community and scope of HP/DP intradepartmental priorities.