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Professional Organizations &Health Education Literature
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Agencies / Associations / Organizations•Many different agencies / associations /
organizations
•Created to promote, protect and maintain health
•Places of employment for health educators
•Resources for others
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Why Join?•Professional Networking
•Continuing Education
•Service to the Profession
•Input on future growth and development of the profession
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Health Education Organizations• SOPHE (Society of public
health educators)
• AAHE (American Association of Health Education)
• ACHA (American College Health Association)
• APHA (American Public Health Association)
• ASHA (American School Health Association)
• AAHB (American Academy of Health Behavior)
• ESG (Eta Sigma Gamma)
• AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance)
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American College Health Association (ACHA)
•Focus on college/university health
•Began in 1920
•925 Institutional members, 2,500 individual members
•Journal: Journal of American College Health
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ACHA Regional Level•Pacific Coast College Health Association
(PCCHA)▫Region VI: Alaska, Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington and the Pacific Rim including Western Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Guam and other Asian countries.
•Professional membership in ACHA includes PCCHA.
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ACHA Upcoming Conferences•2014 Annual Conference
▫May 27 – May 31; San Antonio, TX
▫“Envisioning, Building, Achieving”
•http://www.acha.org/
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American Association of Health Education (AAHE)•Big changes –
▫Now the School Health Division of AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) AAHPERD is now SHAPE America
•Major role in program accreditation
•Journal: American Journal of Health Education
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Regional / State levels•OAHPERD = SHAPE Oregon
▫Student membership
•NW District of SHAPE America▫Student membership is $45.00▫Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana,
Alaska
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Upcoming conferences•SHAPE Oregon
▫2013 – “Shape Up”; October 11th; WAHS
•SHAPE America▫2014 – “Gateway to Success”
April 1 – 5; St. Louis, MO
•http://www.aahperd.org/
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American Public Health Association (APHA)•Largest and oldest, founded in 1872
•50,000 members
•Journal: American Journal of Public Health
•Section members:▫Public health Education & Health Promotion▫School Health Education & Services
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A Sampling of APHA Sections• Alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs• Chiropractic health care• Community health planning
and policy development• Environment• Epidemiology• Food and nutrition• Gerontological health• Health administration• HIV / AIDS• Injury Control and
Emergency Health Services• International Health• Maternal and Child Health
• Medical Care• Mental Health• Occupational Health and
Safety• Oral Health• Podiatric Health• Population, Family
Planning, & Reproductive Health
• Public Health Education and Health Promotion
• Public Health Nursing• School Health Education
and Services• Social Work
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Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA)•Student membership:•http://www.oregonpublichealth.org/
▫Adolescent Risky Behavior▫Health Promotion / Community Education▫Nursing▫Nutrition▫Epidemiology and Biostatistics▫Disability
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Upcoming Conferences•2014 Annual Conference
▫November 15 – 19; New Orleans
•2015 Annual Conference▫November 7 – 11; Chicago
•2016 Annual Conference▫October 29 – November 2; Denver
•OPHA▫October 13 & 14; Corvallis, OR
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American School Health Association (ASHA)•Focus on K-12 schools
•Founded in 1927
•3,000 members
•Journal: Journal of School Health
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Upcoming Conferences•October 9 – 11, 2014
▫Portland, OR▫“Building Bridges from Vision to Action:
Supporting School Health”
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Regional / State levels•ASHA has state level chapters but not in
Oregon.
•http://www.ashaweb.org
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Society for Public Health Educators (SOPHE)•Founded in 1950
•Sole focus on public health education and promotion.
•4,000 members
•Journals: Health Education and Behavior; Health Promotion Practice
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Upcoming Conferences•2014 Annual Conference
▫March 19 – 21; Baltimore▫“Discovery 2014: New Health Education
Strategies, Connections & Ideas”
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Regional / State levels•SOPHE has state chapters but not in
Oregon.
•http://www.sophe.org/
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American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB)•Society of researchers in Health Education
•Restricted membership
•Purpose is to advance Health Education and Promotion research
•Journal: American Journal of Health Behavior
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Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)•National Professional Health Education
Honorary
•Founded in 1967
•Criteria for membership
•Journal: The Health Educator and The Health Education Monogram Series
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Association of State & Territorial Directors of Health Promotion & Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE)•Founded in 1946
•Membership is determined by professional position (150 members)
•Provides an opportunity for state Directors of Public Health Education programs to network
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Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)•Founded in 1926
•Membership determined by professional position (e.g. state education agency directors)
•Purpose is to promote comprehensive K-12 health and physical education programs
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Coalition of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO)•Organized in 1972
•Currently 10 member organizations
•Purpose is to:▫Facilitate national level coordination,
collaboration, and communication
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CNHEO members• American Academy of
Health Behavior (AAHB)
• American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
• American College Health Association (ACHA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)▫ Public Health Education
& Promotion section▫ School Health Education
& Services section
• American School Health Association (ASHA)
• Association of State & Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE)
• Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)
• Society of Public Health Educators (SOPHE)
• Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)
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Professional Literature• Evaluating Sources
▫ Primary▫ Secondary▫ Tertiary▫ Popular press
• Refereed or Peer-reviewed
▫ What is peer-reviewed?
▫ Guidelines