Objective To find out the training needs of health education personnel at the municipal and county levels in the whole province,so as to provide scientific basis for the capacity-building of health education. Methods A questionnaire was used to investigate the training needs of health education personnel at municipal and county levels.Epidata software was used for double data entry,and SPSS 21.0 software was used for statistical description and analysis. Results Among 296 valid questionnaires,the average age of respondents was(41.02±8.91),senior titles accounted for 9.8%,and intermediate titles accounted for 39.5%,while the median length of employment was 3(1-10)years.The order of health education training needs was followed by sector-based health education (54.1%),other thematic health education (53.0%),health education theory (50.6%),health education practical skills (40.4%) and disease health education (37.1%).The training needs about sector-based health education of the municipal level were higher than that of the county (district) level(χ²=8.636,P=0.003),while disease health education and other thematic health education were lower than those of the county (district) level.The demands of senior titles for sector-based health education and other thematic health education were lower than that of other groups (χ²=11.060,18.543,P=0.011,＜0.001).The training needs of the practical skills among the people who had worked for 11 years or more were higher than other groups((χ²=8.507,P=0.014).Expert lectures (86.5 %) and on-site visits (81.8%) were the main training methods that respondents wished to adopt.75.7% of the respondents believed that the training should be kept to 3-5 days. Conclusion Different training contents should be set according to the needs of the trainees and the development of health education work.