Health Education Services

Health Education…Making the Health Connection

Health Education

"The focus of health education is on people and action. In general, its aims are to encourage people to adopt and sustain healthful life patterns, to use judiciously and wisely the health services available to them, and to make their own decisions, both individually and collectively, to improve their health status and environment." –World Health Organization

Mission Statement

Health Education Services is a multidisciplinary team of health professionals who educate, facilitate, advocate and collaborate to motivate all members of the Richmond County community to achieve safe and healthy lifestyles.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Assessment and data collection
  • Communication of health information
  • Community engagement and collaboration
  • Media facilitation
  • Precepting students
  • Program planning and evaluation
  • Resource development and grant writing
  • Social marketing

Current Programs

General Health Education Programming

Health Promotion

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Projects-Girls Can, Baby Think It Over

Childbirth Education

Parents Matter Project

Health Education Team

Paulette Moore, Supervisor-Health Promotion, Childbirth and Parents Matter Coordinator

Courtney Wall, Public Health Specialist/Coordinator Girls Can

Martha Richardson, Project Coordinator Baby Think It Over