Public health representative vs child health associate

The differences between public health representatives and child health associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a public health representative and a child health associate. Additionally, a public health representative has an average salary of $52,050, which is higher than the $31,103 average annual salary of a child health associate.

The top three skills for a public health representative include patients, public health and patient care. The most important skills for a child health associate are patients, CPR, and mental health.

Public health representative vs child health associate overview

	Public Health Representative	Child Health Associate
Yearly salary	$52,050	$31,103
Hourly rate	$25.02	$14.95
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	66,442	62,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Public health representative vs child health associate salary

Public health representatives and child health associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Public Health Representative	Child Health Associate
Average salary	$52,050	$31,103
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $70,000	Between $20,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Oakland, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	-
Best paying company	Santa Clara Valley Water District	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between public health representative and child health associate education

There are a few differences between a public health representative and a child health associate in terms of educational background:

	Public Health Representative	Child Health Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Northwestern University

Public health representative vs child health associate demographics

Here are the differences between public health representatives' and child health associates' demographics:

	Public Health Representative	Child Health Associate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%	Male, 16.8% Female, 83.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between public health representative and child health associate duties and responsibilities

Public health representative example responsibilities.

Authorize voluntary EAP services and initial outpatient manage care treatment.
Comply with CMS rules and regulation.
Develop successful referral program with key physicians' offices for Medicare eligible patients.
Conduct field investigations and direct observation therapy for persons expose to or infect with tuberculosis.
Verify eligibility with insurance and confirmed/start authorization for treatment as needed by the requirement of the individual patients plans.
Design new survey tool using qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor and evaluate quality of immunization programs at county health departments.

Child health associate example responsibilities.

Prevent and manage aggressive behavior among clients and administer CPR in emergency interventions.
Manage large databases, analyze records, perform literature reviews, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and interpret data for publication.
Experience with hospice patients, skil care, and in providing daily living needs and compassion.
Enroll clients into the WIC program.
Certify in basic first aid training and CPR.
Provide input regarding transitional goals at assign IEP meetings.

Public health representative vs child health associate skills

Common public health representative skills

Patients, 28%
Public Health, 18%
Patient Care, 6%
Strong Customer Service, 6%
Phone Calls, 5%
Data Collection, 5%

Common child health associate skills

Patients, 35%
CPR, 23%
Mental Health, 14%
Kids, 7%
Medicaid, 4%
Public Health, 4%

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