Ann Sansing

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Master Health Education Volunteer Program

• Ann Sansing
• Community Health Coordinator
• Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Department of Agricultural Economics

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• What Is The Health Education Volunteer Program?
• Community health education and volunteer leader
  training program offered through the Mississippi
  State University Extension Service

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• What Are The Program Objectives?
• Provide accurate health promotion information
• Develop community programs related to health
  promotion
• Develop leadership skills among volunteers
• Support senior health programs

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Who Can Be A Master Health Education
  Volunteer?
• YOU CAN BE!
• No previous experience or training is necessary
• The majority of applicants do not have a health
  education experience

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Master Health Education Volunteers DO Need
• A willingness to learn and share their knowledge
  with others
• A personal commitment to volunteerism

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• What Are The Benefits?
• Personal satisfaction
• Interaction with others
• Recognition opportunities
• Connection to the community
• Development of personal skills

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• What Are Other Benefits?
• Develop skills
• Presentation skills
• Computer skills
• Collaboration skills
• Leadership skills

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Educational Tools
• Handouts from all presentations
• MSU-ES publications and resource material
• Continuous updates
• Reference manual for volunteer service,
  PowerPoint visual aids, and CD with health topic
  PowerPoint presentations

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Training
• Two step process for the MHEV program
• (1) Healthy Futures Volunteer
• Completes training on 4 health topics and 2
  leadership topics
• Completes 20 hours of community service in one
  year from date of training
• (2) Master Health Education Volunteer
• Completes Healthy Futures Volunteer training and
  service plus training on additional 4 health
  topics and two leadership topics with 20 hours of
  required community service

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Health Training Topics

• Breast Cancer Awareness
• Colorectal Cancer Awareness
• Prostate Cancer Awareness
• Alzhemiers Disease

• Oral Health
• Vision Care
• Self-Care
• Osteoporosis
• Heart Attack and Stroke Warning Signs

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• How Can I Earn Community Service?
• Deliver Health Messages
• Civic Clubs, Faith-based Org., Senior Citizen
  Groups
• Assist with Health Fairs
• Work with your county 4-H in programming efforts
  related to health promotion
• Judge health projects in 4-H
• Serve on committees that are organizing health
  promotion activities

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Reporting
• Hours captured on excel spreadsheet
• Available for downloading from website
• Entered into dbase for calculating totals
  individually and collectively

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• To Ensure Success
• Master Health Education Volunteer
• County Director
• Area Health Agent
• Leadership Agents

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Active Certification
• To remain an active MHEV you must complete
• 20 hours of approved service every year
• 10 continuing educational hours in an approved
  topic

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Getting Started
• Complete application
• Sign Memorandum of Agreement
• Sign Informed Consent Form
• Interview with Extension Staff

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Master Health Education Volunteer

• Master Health Education Volunteer Website
• http//msucares.com/health/health04/mhev/index.htm
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Contact Information

• Ann Sansing
• MHEV Coordinator
• Phone [phone]
• Email asansing_at_ext.msstate.edu msucares.com
• Portions of This material is based upon work
  supported by the Cooperative State Research,
  Education, and Extension Service, U. S.
  Department of Agriculture, under Award No.
  2007461000395608010087. Any opinions, findings,
  conclusions, or recommendations in this
  publication are those of the authors and do not
  necessarily reflect the view of the U. S.
  Department of Agriculture. Discrimination based
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