The document outlines the areas of responsibility for entry-level health educators, including assessing needs and resources, planning health education programs, implementing programs, conducting evaluations, administering programs, serving as a health education resource, and communicating and advocating for health education. It then provides examples from the author's senior project called "Sleepy Cougars" which aimed to improve the sleep habits of college freshmen. The project involved creating a needs assessment through surveys, developing lesson plans, piloting the program, evaluating its impact through pre- and post-tests, managing the program's budget, and volunteering to educate children and families about nutrition.

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Kelsey Kipley
HED 498
April 28th, 2015
Areas of Responsibility for Entry-Level Health Educators
Area of Responsibility I: ASSESS NEEDS, ASSETS AND CAPACITY FOR HEALTH
EDUCATION
 For my senior project, Sleepy Cougars, a group of peers and I created a needs assessment
which we used to determine the best program to help the Freshman of SIUE. We created a
survey to gather information on the general needs of the target population, and used this
information to design a program to educate the students about sleep health. To create our
program we used primary data in the form of surveys, and secondary data which included
research, reports and peer reviewed journal articles from various sources such as The
American College Health Association (ACHA).
Area of Responsibility II: PLAN HEALTH EDUCATION
 For my senior project, Sleepy Cougars, my group and I used the PRECEDE/ PROCEED
model to create a program, which we implemented to five New Freshman Seminar classes on
the SIUE campus. Our program was called Sleepy Cougars, and our goal was to improve the
sleep habits of SIUE freshmen students. We had seven objectives which helped measure our
success. Most of our objectives were learning objectives, and were based off of Social
Cognitive Theory. Our program used an educational PowerPoint with various demonstrations
and activities throughout as well as an interactive game at the end.
Area of Responsibility III: IMPLEMENT HEALTH EDUCATION
 When creating and implementing our program, Sleepy Cougars, my peers and I
participated in a pilot test. We piloted our program to a group of colleagues in order to get
feedback so we could make adequate adjustments, in preparation for implementation day.
Our program was a tailored message to the freshman population. We used an interactive
PowerPoint presentation to deliver our information; calling on participants as needed for our
activities. As positive reinforcement, we gave students the incentive of a prize for
participation.
Area of Responsibility IV: CONDUCT EVALUATION AND RESEARCH RELATED TO
HEALTH EDUCATION
 For my senior project, Sleepy Cougars, my peers and I created a pre-test / post-test to
assess our impact evaluation. We analyzed the comparative data to assess the initial
outcomes, which resulted in a change of knowledge and attitude. We also used this data for
our outcome evaluation. In accordance with the data, we found to have met six of our seven

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objectives, which resulted in the ultimate conclusion of a clear, positive impact on our target
population.
Area of Responsibility V: ADMINISTER AND MANAGE HEALTH EDUCATION
 While creating our senior project program, Sleepy Cougars, my colleagues and I prepared
and managed a budget report. Throughout the entirety of the program we maintained up-to-
date budget information in order to continually assess the feasibility of our program, based
on funding and resources still available. We had to wisely manage our fiscal resources in
order to stretch our funding so we could create a program that offered the best value. Some
items included in our budget were: incentive supplies, instructional materials, and
miscellaneous items such as a professor appreciation gift.
Area of Responsibility VI: SERVE AS A HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE PERSON
 Through Eta Sigma Gamma, in collaboration with the St. Louis Children's Hospital, I
volunteered as a Health Educator for the program Just Like You at the Zoo. I worked
alongside other professionals, disseminating information about proper nutrition for children.
We educated children and their families about the importance of protein in their diet, and the
different sources it can be obtained from. We used animals at the zoo, such as the Spotted
Dog, to give an entertaining and age appropriate explanation of the use of protein, as well as
using their food for a visual display.
Area of Responsibility VII: COMMUNICATE AND ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH AND
HEALTH EDUCATION
 I am a member of Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), a National Health Education Honorary.
Through ESG I have been able to use a variety of skills such as advocacy and health
communication. ESG has held an educational platform in several school settings ranging
from middle school to university level, and we also advocated for the Be The Match
campaign. As I complete my Internship in Ghana, Africa this summer, I will be culturally
competent and use cultural sensitivity to better assist the target community I will be serving.
*For verification of skills and participation, please see:
Project: Sleepy Cougars
Society: Eta Sigma Gamma
Located in the Education section of my LinkedIn page. (www.linkedin.com/in/kelseykipley)