National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Credential: Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)  In-Demand resource  GI Bill resource  NCCA resource  IAS resource
Credentialing Agency: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

Renewal Period: 5 years

The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) Certified Health Education Specialist is an entry-level credential for individuals desiring to have their competency and professionalism in health education verified for potential employers, clients or other stakeholders. Health educators provide and manage health education programs that help individuals and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. The exam covers the various aspects of being a health educator such as assessing needs and resources, planning and implementing health education, evaluation and research, and advocating for health. Certified individuals should be able to plan and implement programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments as well as act as a resource to individuals and the community.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience
  • Education: Bachelors
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 5 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

1541 Alta Dr
Suite 303
Whitehall, PA  18052

Phone: (484) 223-0770

Fax: (800) 813-0727
Email: nchec@nchec.org

Education REQUIREMENTS

Criteria 1:

A bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Option 1:

An official transcript (including course titles) that clearly shows a major in health education, e.g., Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, etc. Degree/major must explicitly be in a discipline of "Health Education."

Option 2:

An official transcript that reflects at least 25 semester hours or 37 quarter hours of course work (with a grade "c" or better) with specific preparation addressing the Seven Areas of Responsibility and Competency for Health Education Specialists.

Written Exam

  • Assess Needs, Resources and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion (15%)
    • Plan assessment process for health education/promotion
    • Access existing information and data related to health
    • Collect primary data to determine needs
    • Analyze relationships among behavioral, environmental, and
      other factors that influence health
    • Examine factors that influence the process by which people learn
    • Examine factors that enhance or impede the process of health education/promotion
    • Determine needs for health education/promotion based on assessment findings
  • Plan Health Education/Promotion (18%)
    • Involve priority populations, partners, and other stakeholders in the planning process
    • Develop goals and objectives
    • Select or design strategies/interventions
    • Develop a plan for the delivery of health education/promotion
    • Address factors that influence implementation of health education/promotion
  • Implement Health Education/Promotion (25%)
    • Coordinate logistics necessary to implement plan
    • Train staff members and volunteers involved in implementation of health education/promotion
    • Implement health education/promotion plan
    • Monitor implementation of health education/promotion
  • Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education/Promotion (9%)
    • Develop evaluation plan for health education/promotion
    • Develop a research plan for health education/promotion
    • Select, adapt and/or create instruments to collect data
    • Collect and manage data
    • Analyze data
    • Interpret results
    • Apply findings
  • Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion (12%)
    • Manage financial resources for health education/promotion programs
    • Manage technology resources
    • Manage relationships with partners and other stakeholders
    • Gain acceptance and support for health education/promotion programs
    • Demonstrate leadership
    • Manage human resources for health education/promotion programs
  • Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person (9%)
    • Obtain and disseminate health-related information
    • Train others to use health education/promotion skills
    • Provide advice and consultation on health education/promotion issues
  • Communicate, Promote and Advocate for Health and the Profession of Health Education/Promotion (12%)
    • Identify, develop, and deliver messages using a variety of communication strategies, methods, and techniques
    • Engage in advocacy for health and health education/promotion
    • Influence policy and/or systems change to promote health and health education
    • Promote the health education profession

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination:

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Renewal Period: 5 years

The Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential has the following recertification information:

  • Recertification takes place every five years. Requirements for recertification include the accrual of CEUs and payment of the annual fee.
  • After initial certification, each Certified Health Education Specialist must earn a total of 75 CEUs every five years to be recertified.

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

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Some

Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the military occupation (at least one critical task but less than 80%)

Most

Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the military occupation (at least 80%)

Other

Credential is related to this military occupation, but is more advanced or specialized and therefore will likely require additional education, training, or experience

Promotion Points

This certification has been approved for promotion points.

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Star

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Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted E1 through E4

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E5 through E6

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted “A” School through E5

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

LaDR

This credential is recommended on the rating Learning and Development Roadmap (LaDR) for Sailors currently in the pay grade indicated on the icon, BUT MAY BE TAKEN BY SAILORS IN OTHER PAY GRADES.

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GI Bill®

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ANSI

This credential has been accredited by ANSI. Click for external link to the ANSI web site.

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ICAC

This credential has been accredited by ICAC. Click for external link to the ICAC web site.

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ABSNC

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NCCA

This credentialing program has been accredited by NCCA. Click for external link to the NCCA web site.

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IAS

This credential has been accredited by IAS. Click for external link to the IAS web site.

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Low

May be difficult to attain: minimum education requirement is a Bachelor's degree, and/or minimum experience is 10 or more years.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

Medium

Moderate ease of attainment: minimum education requirement = Associate's and/or prerequisite and/or minimum experience = more than 2 years and less than 10 years of experience.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

High

Highly attainable: mimum education requirement = HS or less and/or minimum experience = 2 years or less experience and no additional requirements.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

MOS is Military Occupational Specialty
ASI is Additional Skill Identifier
WOMOS is Warrant Officer Military Occupational Specialty

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Updated: October 16, 2019
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