"During my time as a Health Educator with a large healthcare system, we were finding that we weren't getting much support from our upper levels of administration on some programs that we thought were necessary. Knowing that many major research and statistics were pointing to mental health as one of our region's number one health concerns, we asked our CEO, CFO, and Administrative Council if we could present the statistics and our plan to them for providing education on mental health awareness. It was not common for our department to do this. After being welcomed and scheduled, our presentation really opened their eyes to the needs for our plan, and we were able to implement it with the blessing of our top leaders."

As a Health Educator, providing effective education to a group or population often requires some fresh thoughts or ideas. Thinking outside the box in this field can also relate to problem-solving and quick thinking. For this question, think of a specific situation that you've encountered where you've had to think outside the box and do something nontraditional that will impress your interviewer. Be specific in your answer and talk about the problem you faced, how you came to your decision, and what the outcome was.

"On a recent project I was working on, my organization tasked me to coordinate, plan and implement a county-wide initiative on birth control among the young population in the area. Knowing that teen pregnancy was a recurring issue, I wanted to make this impact on young people. In planning to do presentations at three local high schools, I looked into the funding for a guest speaker that could talk about how pregnancy as a teenager had affected her life. After receiving the funding, I put feelers out around our organization and ended up finding a great speaker to come with me to the presentations. I was told by two of the school administrators that our program had a great impact just because of the experiences that the speaker talked about."