Concepts of Health Education and Community Pharmacy

The Public Health Educator, Community Health Educator or Health Educator are all used interchangeable to describe an individual who plans implements and evaluates health education and promotion programs. These individuals play a crucial role in many organizations in various settings to improve our nation s health. Just as a Community health educator works toward population health, a school Health educator generally teaches in Professional Colleges and Schools. A community health educator is typically focused on their immediate community striving to serve the public. TB is now a notifiable disease in India-It has become mandatory for healthcare providers in India to report all tuberculosis cases to local government authorities, following an order issued by the government of India on 7 May 2012.