Public health education brings about changes in the public's knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent disease and promote health. It is the process to bridge the gap between what the public knows about health principles and what it actually puts into practice. We work closely with the schools and the community to develop programs for youth and adults.

Public Health Educators specialize in the areas of:

• Program planning, implementations and evaluation
• Marketing, public information and mass media methods
• Coalition building
• Development of specific educational strategies

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• HIV/AIDS Prevention
• POSTPONE Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

• California Conference of Local Directors of Health Education