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- Title
Health Education Careers in a Post-Health Reform Era.
- Authors
Auld, M. Elaine
- Abstract
Since enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, health education specialists (HES) have made important contributions in implementing the law's provisions at the individual, family, and population levels. Using their health education competencies and subcompetencies, HES are improving public understanding of health insurance literacy and enrollment options, conducting community health needs assessments required of nonprofit hospitals, modifying policies or systems to improve access to health screenings and preventive health services, strengthening clinical and community linkages, and working with employee benefit plans. In addition to educating stakeholders about their complementary training and roles with respect to clinical providers, HES must keep abreast of rapid changes catalyzed by the Affordable Care Act in terms of health standards, payment models, government regulations, statistics, and business practices. For continued career growth, HES must continually acquire new knowledge and skills, access and analyze data, and develop interprofessional partnerships that meet the evolving needs of employers as the nation pursues health for all.
- Subjects
ABILITY; HEALTH care reform; HEALTH education; HEALTH promotion; HEALTH insurance; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PATIENT education; POLITICAL participation; PROFESSIONAL employee training; PROFESSIONS; VOCATIONAL guidance; TRAINING; JOB performance; OCCUPATIONAL roles; PATIENT Protection &; Affordable Care Act
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 5, p629
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839917726495