Peer health educator vs diabetes educator

Differences between peer health educator and diabetes educator duties and responsibilities

Peer health educator example responsibilities.

• Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
• Provide STI, relationship, and health counseling services to peer students.
• Assist in coordinating presentations/tabling events on STI's, sex and communication, and contraceptives.
• Utilize electronic population management tools to identify patients within a provider panel who meet agree upon risk criteria for follow-up.
• Conduct PowerPoint presentations with youth and parents on the importance of knowing male and female reproductive systems.
• Develop curriculum, PowerPoint presentations, lectures, arrange for guest speakers, develop grading rubric etc.
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Diabetes educator example responsibilities.

• Used motivational interviewing techniques to engage participants and achieve enrollment into program.
• Develop, plan implement diabetes education self-management program for diabetics.
• Instruct classes and one-to-one consultations to provide patients with basic, intermediate, advance and gestational diabetes information.
• Educate patients on dietary management including carbohydrate counting, label reading, meal planning and information regarding dietary fats.
• Perform test counseling for HIV and other STIs.
• Serve as the main instructor for the DSME program.
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