All About SOPHE

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All About SOPHE

• Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES
• Executive Director
• Society for Public Health Education

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SOPHE Mission

• To provide leadership to the profession of
  health education and to contribute to the health
  of all people through advances in health
  education theory and research, excellence in
  practice, and the promotion of public policies
  conducive to health.
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  Adopted 1998, reaffirmed 2002

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SOPHE History

• Founded in 1950
• Only professional organization devoted
  exclusively to public health education and health
  promotion
• Current president - Dave Ramsey, MPH, CHES
• President-elect - Collins Airhihenbuwa, PhD
• National office - Washington, DC
• Six full-time staff

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Membership Snapshot

• 2,200 National/International members
• Additional 2,500 Local members in 24 chapters in
  33 states
• Employment settings State/local health depts.,
  medical care, schools, worksites, community
  agencies
• Practitioner/Researcher Interface

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9 Special Interest Groups Caucuses

• Children, Adolescent School Health
• International / Cross Cultural Health
• Community Health Education
• Medical Care / Patient Education

• Health Comm. / Social Marketing
• Worksite Health
• Anthropology PH
• CAUCUSES
• University Faculty
• Student/New Professional

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SOPHE Chapters

• 24 chapters covering 34 states plus Northern
  Mexico and Canada
• Grassroots outreach/advocacy
• Provide local continuing education opportunities
• Distinct membership from National - fees range
  15- 40/chapter

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SOPHEs Strategic Plan 2002-05

• 1. To expand the reach and effectiveness of
  SOPHEs advocacy efforts.
• 2. To promote the use of health education to
  eliminate health disparities.
• 3. To promote a dynamic research agenda for
  health education and behavioral sciences.

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SOPHE Strategic Plan

• 4. To support enhance the professional
  preparation training of health educators
  public health professionals.
• 5. To market health education.
• 6. To elevate SOPHEs performance in operations,
  governance to achieve strategic plan.

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Professional Development

• 2 Continuing Education Conferences Annually
• Distance Learning Opportunities
• audio/video teleconferences
• self-study journal articles
• Largest provider of CHES credits

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Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

• Have met the standards of competence established
  by National Commission for Health Education
  Credentialing (NCHEC)
• Successfully passed exam
• Required Continuing Education - 75 hrs over 5
  years

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SOPHE Meetings

• 2004 Annual Meeting, November 5-7, Washington, DC
• 2005 Midyear Meeting, April 12-14, Boston - with
  Society for Behavioral Medicine

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UPCOMING SOPHE MEETINGS

• 55th Annual Meeting, November 5-7, 2004, Capital
  Hilton, Washington, DC
• Keynoter Laurie Garrett
• Disparities Panel
• Stephen Thomas, U of Pittsburgh
• Linda Burhan, Native American Cancer Research Ctr
• Grace Ma, Temple University
• Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Columbia University
• Jodi Sperber, APHA LBGT Caucus

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SOPHE TRAINING

• Nationwide network of trainers
• 20 courses at CDC University annually
• 5 courses - CDC Certificate program in health
  communications
• Evaluation, CBPR, coalition development
  evaluation, media advocacy

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SOPHE CDCynergy Training

• Multi-media CD-ROM health communications planning
  tool
• Network of 18 nationwide trainers
• 20 CDCynergy trainings annually
• Specialized website

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Public Health Education Leadership Institute

• Established 1998 w/ DHPE
• 16-month transformational leadership program
  coordinated by St. Louis Univ.
• Visioning, negotiation, conceptual thinking,
  organizational dynamics, policy advocacy
• 75 graduates 8 enrolled Cycle VII

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Health Education Research

• Health Education Behavior
• Advances in behavioral science/theory
• 6 issues/year
• Theme Issue - Environmental Health Promotion
  (August 2004)
• Supplement - Womens Health (August 2004)

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Circle of Research Practice

• Health Promotion Practice
• Practice journal, 4 issues/year
• First theme issue - July 2002
• Eliminating Health Disparities w/ Office of
  Minority Health
• Interview w/ Imani Maat - CDC REACH 2010
• The Shifting Landscape Tobacco Control and
  Prevention Five Years after the Master Settlement
  Agreement (July 2004)

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Health Education Research Agenda

• Developed 1995 with CDC
• Published in Health Education Quarterly (now
  Health Ed Behavior)
• Proposal pending to update the agenda with
  emphasis on eliminating health disparities
• Comments NIH Strategic Plan - Dec 03

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SOPHE Awards

• Distinguished Fellow Award
• Honorary Fellow Award
• Program Excellence Award
• Health Education Mentor Award
• Best Paper of the Year - Health Education
  Behavior, Health Promotion Practice
• Chapter Award

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Student Awards

• Graduate Student Research Paper Award
• Presented at SOPHE meeting and submitted for
  publication in SOPHEs journals
• 250
• Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship Award -
  1500/yr
• SOPHE/CDC Student Fellowship in Unintentional
  Injury - 1500/yr
• SOPHE/ATSDR Student Fellowship in Environmental
  Health/Social Justice - 1500/yr

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Advocacy

• Advocacy Committee meets monthly
• Representation from all Chapters
• SOPHE Resolutions on selected issues
• Advocacy Summit
• Health Education
• Advocacy Training and Visits to Capitol Hill

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Advocacy Health Education Advocacy Summit

• Annual Health Education Advocacy Summit
• Advocacy Training by Legislative Experts
• Visits with Legislators

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Advocacy

• Advocacy Alerts
• SOPHE Resolutions
• Partnerships
• Over 26 Partnerships for initiatives and advocacy
  issues

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A Health Educator is

• A professionally prepared individual who serves
  in a variety of roles and is specifically trained
  to use appropriate educational strategies and
  methods to facilitate the development of
  policies, interventions, and systems conducive to
  the health of individuals, groups, and
  communities.
• Joint Committee on Health Education Promotion
  Terminology, 2000

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The Purpose of Health Education

• is to positively influence the health behavior
  of individuals as well as the living and working
  conditions that influence their health.

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Why is Health Education Important?

• Improves the quality of life for all people
• Saves lives reduces premature deaths
• By focusing on prevention, it saves society money
  that would be spent on medical treatment or
  rehabilitation

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Where are Health Educators Employed?

• Schools (K-12)
• Colleges and Universities
• Workplaces
• Health Care Facilities
• Community Organizations Government Agencies

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SOPHE Strategic Plan

• Themes
• Continue to play a major role in advocacy
• Initiate efforts to market the profession
• Active in addressing health disparities
• Assume a major role in shaping research agendas

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Society for Public Health EducationThank you!

• www.sophe.org