Health Promotion and Education Services
Health Education...Making the Health Connection
"The focus of health education is on people and action. In general, its aims are to encourage people to adopt and sustain healthful life patterns, to use judiciously and wisely the health services available to them, and to make their own decisions, both individually and collectively, to improve their health status and environment." -- World Health Organization
Mission Statement
Health Promotion and Education Services is a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals who educate, facilitate, advocate and collaborate to motivate all members of the Orange County Community to achieve safe and healthy lifestyles.
Common Roles and Responsibilities:
- Communication of health information
- Assessment and data collection
- Program planning and evaluation
- Community engagement and collaboration
- Resource development and grant writing
- Counseling and consultation
- Media facilitation
- Marketing
- Web design
- Precepting students
- Liaison to task force and coalitions
- Staff development and training
Click below for Current Programs:
Immigrant and Refugee Health Program
Health Promoter/Health Ambassador Leadership Project
Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Program
Resource Links:
National Health Observances: http://www.health.gov/nhic
Health Promotion and Education Services Team
Donna King, MPH - Director, Health Promotion and Education Services
Vacant - Senior Public Health Educator/Healthy Carolinians Coordinator
Susan Clifford, MSW, MPH - Immigrant and Refugee Health Program Manager
Iole Nall, Medical Interpreter/Translator (Spanish)
Candice Watkins Robinson, MA - Senior Public Health Educator/Health Communication
Nidhi Sachdeva, MPH, CHES - Senior Public Health Educator/Health Promotion Coordinator
Jenni Grover, MS, RD, LDN - Registered Dietitian
Renee Kemske, MPH, RD, LDN - Nutrition Program Manager
Pamela Diggs, MPH - Senior Public Health Educator/Youth Tobacco-Use Prevention Program Coordinator