Society for Public Health Education

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Society for Public Health Education

• 750 First St., N.E., Suite 910
• Washington, D.C. 2002-4242
• www.sophe.org

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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 heath 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
• Promote the health of all people through
  education
• Only professional organization devoted
  exclusively to public health education and health
  promotion
• Governed by a Board of Trustees and House of
  Delegates

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Membership Snapshot

• 2,000 National members
• Additional 2,500 Local members in 22 chapters
• Employment settings State/local health depts.,
  medical care, schools, worksites, community
  agencies
• 60 MPH or advanced degree

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Membership Benefits - At a Glance

• 2 Journals Newsletter
• 9 Networking Listservs
• Professional Development Practice Standards
• National Advocacy Legislative Alliances

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Membership Benefits - At a Glance

• Discounts on SOPHE Annual Midyear Meetings
• Discounts on CHES contact hours
• Public Policy Updates Action Alerts
• Scholarships, awards, and recognition
• Job Bank, Mentoring Program

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SOPHE Chapters

• 23 chapters covering gt30 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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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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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

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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

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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 yrs over 5
  years

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CHES Framework/Competencies

• 1. Assess individual and community needs for
  health education
• 2. Plan effective health education prgms
• 3. Implement health education programs
• 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of health education
  programs

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CHES Framework cont.

• 5. Coordinate the provision of health education
  services
• 6. Act as a resource person in health education
• 7. Communicate health and health education needs,
  concerns and resources

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CHES Benefits

• Employers and consumers can be assured that a
  CHES has met national standards as a health
  education professional.
• Required Continuing Education - ongoing quality
  assurance

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SOPHE Publications

• Health Education Behavior
• Research journal
• 6 issues/year
• Health Promotion Practice
• Practice journal, 4 issues/yr
• First theme issue - April 2002
• Eliminating Racial Ethnic Health Disparities
  Mapping a Course for Community Action Research

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SOPHE Publications

• News Views Newsletter
• 6 issues/year
• Membership Directory Buyers Guide
• Published annually
• Converting to online in 2003

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CDCynergy

• Multi-media CD-ROM planning tool
• Step-by-step guide to develop, implement, and
  evaluate health communications plan
• SOPHE has a nationwide network of trainers

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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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Special Interest Groups Caucuses

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

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

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Upcoming SOPHE Meetings

• 2003 Midyear Scientific Conference, June 18-20,
  2003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
• 54th Annual Meeting, November 14-16, 2003, San
  Francisco, CA

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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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SOPHEs Strategic Plan

• 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 review, expand and promote a dynamic
  research agenda for health education and
  behavioral sciences.

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Strategic Plan cont..

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

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Society for Public Health EducationThank you!

• www.sophe.org