Health education programs help empower individuals and communities to live healthier lives by improving their physical, mental, emotional and social health by increasing their knowledge and influencing their attitudes about caring for their well-being (link). 

• Department staff
• Board of Health
• Canton City Civil Service 

Health education focuses on prevention, increasing health equity, and decreasing negative health outcomes such as availability and accessibility of health services, benefiting all stakeholders (link). 

• Budget to hire a health educator – assigned to Christi Allen –   Completed
• Write a job description and submit for board approval – Completed
• Revise OPHII position schedule and submit for board approval – Completed
• Submit position request to admin to get job posted – Completed
• Submit job posting to community organizations – Completed
• Select applicants then schedule and perform interviews – Completed
• Select final applicants, submit for board approval – Completed
• Complete onboarding and submit to board for completion of probationary period – Assigned to Amanda Archer – Completed