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Health Education
Administrative Offices
5115 El Paso Dr.
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: 771-5888
Fax: 771-5887
Office Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Health Education:
Provide educational presentations & coordinate health fairs.
Program Function:
Provide educational presentations on various health related issues, coordinate and participate in community events, such as health fairs, provide screenings and information that encourage the prevention of disease and illness.
Program Mission:
The Health Education supports the Department of Public Health's mission and serves the community by developing and implementing strategies, activities and programs at the individual, group and community levels that promote healthy behavior; the development of policies to promote health; and the mobilization of communities for action, directed toward the improvement of the health and well being of all residents of El Paso County.
Services Offered:
- Health Education on various topics
- Health Fair Coordination
- Screenings and information to prevent disease or illness
Program Manager: Sue Beatty 771-5853
Health Education Program: 771-5888
Provide safety related training for public health providers
Provide educational presentations to the public on the following topics:
- Animal / Pet Safety
- Blood borne Pathogens
- Border Health Issues
- Cancer Awareness
- Dental Health
- Department of Public Health Overview
- Depression / Self-Esteem
- Disease Prevention
- Eating Disorders
- Exercise
- Food Safety
- Growth & Development (Puberty)
- Nutrition
- Personal Hygiene
- Playground Safety
- Sexual Health Education
- Stress Management
- STD/HIV/AIDS
- Surviving Summer / Winter
- Tobacco Awareness
- Weight Management
Population Based Education: 771-5889
- Teen Booklet 2-1-08.pdf is a Teen Resource Handbook available below for viewing and printing:
Provide educational presentations throughout El Paso County on:
- Communication
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Teens & Sex
- Birth Control Methods
- Goals & Decision Making
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases / HIV/AIDS
- Human Sexuality
- Self-Esteem
- Growth and Development (Puberty)
- How to Talk to Kids about Sexuality
Choice Two Should Know: 771-5885
Funded by the Two Should Know Initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation
- Sexual Health Education for Middle and High School Students
- Parent Session-Overview of Teen Program
- Abstinence
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Sexual Violence
- Contraception
 Teen Booklet 2-1-08.pdf
HEP
Health education: Health Education is defined by Healthy People 2010 as any planned combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups, and communities. The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) has defined ten major responsibilities of professional health educators, one of which is to communicate health and health education needs, concerns and resources.
Health promotion: "Health promotion is the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. Optimal health is defined as a balance of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of efforts to enhance awareness, change behavior and create environments that support good health practices. (American Journal of Health Promotion, 1989,3,3,5).
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