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Health Promotion Officer
Name:
Jo Elliott
Degree:
BA(Comb HONS) & Postgraduate
Diploma in Health Promotion
Employer:
Harborough District Council
Jo Elliott and Team
Harborough District Council
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3 great things about being a health promotion officer


1. Meeting lots of different types of people
   
2. Making a difference to people’s lives (quitting smoking; becoming more active etc)
   
3. The opportunity to plan & carry out training
   
3 not so great things about being a Health Promotion Officer
   
1. You are expected to be an expert on all aspects of health
   
2. Trying to prove that your work makes a difference –evaluation is very difficult
   
3. Having to accept that you cannot always change a person’s behavior