Health Educators at Work

 

Society for Public Health Education, Ohio Chapter, Inc.

Society for Public Health Education is a professional organization for individuals who are involved in health education or health promotion in a variety of settings: health departments, schools, work sites, non-profit agencies, health care settings, universities and colleges.  With both a national and state organization, the Society provides an opportunity for its members to foster and improve health education principles across the nation.  SOPHE helps its members fulfill their health education responsibilities and increase professional competence.

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Call for Advocacy Action!

ADVOCACY ALERT -- ADVOCACY ALERT -- ADVOCACY ALERT!!!

Thanks to our partners, the Buckeye Healthy Schools Alliance and American Heart Association, we finally have a bill being drafted to adopt state health education standards! At this time, we really need to educate the public. Our advocacy committee asks that you take a minute to write a letter to the editor regarding state health education standards.  We are one of only two other states in our country that does not provide a framework at a state level to assure quality in school health education. 

You can submit a letter to your local newspaper editor online, and below is a draft template you can begin with. It takes only minutes!  For more information, please visit www.setthestandards.wordpress.com or contact OSOPHE member Heather Vilvens at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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Download this file (AHA How to Craft a Letter to the Editor.pdf)AHA How to Craft a Letter to the Editor.pdf 52 Kb
Download this file (LTR to Editor - Draft Template v3.pdf)Ltr to Editor - template 76 Kb

Ohio Public Health Conference

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Download this file (2013 OPHA Regstrn_brochure.pdf)OPHA Conference Agenda and Registration Form 472 Kb

Free Tobacco Materials from ODH!

Tobacco-related posters and miscellaneous materials are now available from the Ohio Department of Health. See attachment below for ordering information.

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Download this file (ODH Tobacco Material Order Form.pdf)ODH Tobacco Order form 1875 Kb

First Quarterly OSOPHE Newsletter

Thanks to Marietta Orlowski, SE District Rep, and Roopsi Joshi-Narayan, Graduate Research Assistant, Wright State University, for our first quarterly newsletter!  Click below  read the President's Report, see what your colleagues are up to (in Success Stories and photos), and learn about ways to get to know other Ohio members.  

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Download this file (OhioSOPHE_newsletter_March2013.pdf)March 2013 Ohio SOPHE Newsletter 762 Kb

Message from our 2013 President, Amy Bernard

Hello OSOPHE members!

I can’t believe it is already March - although I am thrilled that we’re not too far from SPRING!  Your Ohio SOPHE Board had a wonderful board retreat on February 1st where we brainstormed a list of goals for OSOPHE. (Click below to read some of the highlights)

Read more: Message from our 2013 President, Amy Bernard

Join in the Movement!

We have good news!  We have two legislators very close to announcing legislation to adopt state health education standards.  

We are one of only two states in our country without state health education standards to help guide effective instruction in our schools!   State Health Education Standards would provide a quality framework for effective class instruction, but would not mandate content/topics or cost taxpayers more money. There an easy way you can help!

1) Has your organization officially endorsed, or do you know any organizations that can sign on as endorsers of this initiative?   It can be done online and it's easy!  http://setthestandards.wordpress.com/

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Download this file (HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS Action Plan  2 15 13.pdf)State Health Education Standards Action Plan and Supporter list 465 Kb
Read more: Join in the Movement!

New Interactive Map on Injury Prevention

Ohio scores 3 out of 10 on key indicators of steps we could take to prevent injury and death.  Find out more about what we can do to improve!

Injuries are the third-leading cause of death nationally, and the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 1 and 44. 

A new interactive map on rwjf.org tracks state injury death rates and the policies that states have in place to reduce harm from automobile accidents, recreational activities, intimate partner violence and other common causes of injury across the United States.

The map uses updated data from The Facts Hurt: A State-by-State Injury Prevention Policy Report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented annually if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.

Ohio SOPHE Board Members Dec 2012

December 2012 Newsletter

Thanks to Sara Abdollahian Warner, MPH, CPH, CHES - our Northeast Ohio SOPHE Representative for such an informative and uplifting newsletter to round out 2012!
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Download this file (Dec 2012 SOPHE Newsletter.pdf)Dec 2012 SOPHE Newsletter.pdfDecember 2012 OSOPHE Newsletter1553 Kb
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Dan Davis

 

Dan Davis has been President & CEO of the National Parkinson Foundation Central & Southeast Ohio since March, 2006. Dan has an MBA with a focus in nonprofit from Franklin University and received his undergraduate degree in Community Health Education from Youngstown State University. He is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and .... 

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