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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Join Buckeye Healthy Schools Alliance, American Heart Association and OSOPHE to Promote the Adoption of Health Education Standards in Ohio!
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Jennifer Steckowski

Jennifer Steckowski is a CDC Public Health Associate working as a Program Manager at Columbus Public Health for a two-year assignment. Her focus for this first year was childhood obesity, where she worked with the program Health Children, Health Weights, which focuses on policy, systems, and environmental change in early childcare centers. Her current assignment is in the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

 
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Ohio Tar Wars® Poster Contest Deadline: April 16

 The deadline for submission of Tar Wars® posters from Ohio schools is Monday, April 16. Posters should be sent to: Julie Mask, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (OAFP/F), 4075 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214-3233. The Ohio poster contest judging will take placeSaturday, April 21, and contest results will be announced by Friday, May 4. If you have questions, please contact Julie Mask or call 614.267.7867.  OAFP/F offers Ohio’s state poster contest winners a $1,000 scholarship to attend the annual Tar Wars® national poster contest and awards ceremony, sponsored by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

 
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America's Health Rankings- Ohio Ranks 36th
Americans are no healthier now than they were last year, according to a report released today, and Ohioans specifically are a bit worse.

The state dropped three spots this year to 36th overall in the United Health Foundation’s annual state-by-state health rankings. Ohio echoed the nation’s trend toward more obesity, but it also had increases in smoking, childhood poverty and diabetes.

 
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New Website Article Coordinator

Hello Ohio SOPHE, I am the new website article coordinator of the Ohio SOPHE website!  I am excited to post new articles on the Ohio SOPHE website pertaining to the latest updates in our field, current events, research and tools of the trade.  Please forward any articles of interest to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

 
 
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