Assists health and community groups to improve the health of individuals and the community by raising awareness of healthy lifestyles, disease and disability, and other health-related issues.
What’s it like to be a Health Promotion Practitioner?
Health promotion practitioners plan projects to improve the health of
individuals and the community.
Health promotion practitioners are often required to work outside of normal
business hours, and may need to travel.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Health Promotion Practitioner earn an average of $1424 per
week. The [average annual salary for this job is $74048 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
good oral and written communication skills
good negotiation skills
able to relate to people from varied backgrounds
able to work independently or as part of a team.
This job also involves:
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Biology
School subjects that include some aspect of BIOLOGY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a biology-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
English
School subjects that include some aspect of English provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an English-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Mathematics
School subjects that include some aspect of MATHEMATICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a mathematics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Health Promotion Practitioner
Health promotion practitioners may perform the following tasks:
plan and coordinate health promotion programmes for community groups
provide health education and teach skills to help people make informed health decisions
plan and advocate for environmental changes to support healthy lifestyle choices
support organisations to develop policies that build healthier communities, workplaces and environments
supervise and coordinate community workers and volunteers
develop local and national campaigns covering issues such as nutrition, exercise, drugs and sexual health, and implement these within the community
evaluate projects and initiatives to measure their success and potential for improvement.