Whangarei Girls' High School
Health Promoter Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora
Health promoters work with communities and groups to develop ways to improve people’s health. They also work with government agencies to improve environmental conditions.
Health promoters may do some or all of the following:
- develop policies, strategies and programmes for improving health
- work with other agencies to co-ordinate health promotion programmes
- work alongside schools and community groups to identify health issues and solutions
- manage health promotion programmes
- advocate and lobby for health promotion causes
- establish networks in the community
- develop promotional and educational material for publication.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for health promoters includes:
- work in health
- teaching
- work with government agencies, charities or community groups
- involvement in community health promotion activities.
As many health promoters work in a specific area of health, such as helping people to stop smoking, or with a particular sector of the community, such as children, experience in these areas or with these groups is useful.
Personal Qualities
Health promoters need to be:
- excellent communicators
- good at planning
- outgoing and confident, with an interest in health improvement
- able to work with a wide range of people from different cultures and backgrounds
- able to motivate others.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for health promoters includes:
- work in health
- teaching
- work with government agencies, charities or community groups
- involvement in community health promotion activities.
As many health promoters work in a specific area of health, such as helping people to stop smoking, or with a particular sector of the community, such as children, experience in these areas or with these groups is useful.
Subject Recommendations
There are no specific secondary education requirements to become a health promoter. However, health education, biology, chemistry, te reo Māori, home economics (food and nutrition), and social studies are useful.
Health Promoters can earn around $39K-$51K per year per year.
Health promoters may progress to work in managerial positions.
They may also specialise in working with certain groups such as:
- Māori
- Pasifika
- Asian people
- migrants
- children
- men
- elderly people.
They may also specialise in educating people about topics such as:
- family violence
- alcohol and tobacco use
- mental health
- healthy housing
- community development.
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