N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10, § 11.151 – Entry level qualifications.

(a) a baccalaureate degree in health education, health science, public health, health promotion, community health, or health communications from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university; or
(b) a baccalaureate degree in education, nursing, epidemiology, wellness and fitness, or nutrition from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university and one year experience in health education; or
(c) a baccalaureate degree in marketing, human services, social work or psychology from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university and two years' experience in health education; or
(d) a master's degree in public health or health education from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university.
A local public health educator must satisfactorily complete 15 hours of continuing education in health education related topics approved by the New York State Health Department within one year of appointment.

A local public health educator must possess: