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President
Ruth Dudding, CHES
Athens Health Department    
dudding@athens.health.oh.us 

Past President
Pat Navin
Fairfield County Health Department
pnavin@co.fairfield.oh.us 

Membership & Listserv Coordinator
Ashley Berberich
Hamilton County General Health District
amberberich@gmail.com

Treasurer
Patty Kuun, MA, CHES
patty.kuun@gmail.com

NW District Rep.
Janet Bassitt, M.Ed., CHES
Auglaize County Health Department
janetbassitt@hotmail.com

SW District Rep.
Sara Pappa, MA, CHES
Green County Combined Health District
spappa@gcchd.org

Newsletter Editor
Kirk Decker, CHES
Honda Corporation
kirk.decker@ham.honda.com 

Legislative Liaison
Linda Tvorik, MPH
Safe Kids, Columbus
lltorik@columbus.gov 

 

President-Elect
Melissa Thomas, Ph.D.
Ohio Health Research Institute
thomam3@ohiohealth.com

National Delegate
Craig Wethington, MPH
American Cancer Society, Ohio Division  dcwethington@yahoo.com

Secretary
Jen Luca, MPH, CHES
Hamilton County General Health District jennifer.luca@hamilton-co.org

NE District Rep.
Meghan Estes
Cleveland Department of Public Health mestes@city-cleveland.oh.us

SE District Rep.
Nichole Hodges, MPH, CHES
Columbus Children's Hospital
HodgesN@pediatrics.ohio-state.edu

Continuing Education Chair
Carol Gill, MA, CHES
Ohio Department of Health 
lgill@ix.netcom.com

Scholarship
Kathy Luhn
Allen Co. Health Dept.
kluhn@allencountyhealthdepartment.org

Strategic Plan Coordinator
Patty Kuun, MA, CHES
Consultant

patty.kuun@gmail.com 

Health Educators Institute
Craig Wethington, MPH
American Cancer Society, Ohio Division 
craig.wethignton@cancer.org 

 

Sophe News

Ohio SOPHE Meeting and Events for 2008

           2008 HEALTH EDUCATORS' INSTITUTE______

                      October 15-17, 2008

"Common Grounds: Brewing Up Strong Partnerships" 

Mohican State Park, Loudonville, Ohio   (note this is a new location for HEI) 
 
For more information about the conference, contact the HEI Coordinator Craig Wethington
 
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
For more information or to request a brochure contact  Patty Kuun
 
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OHIO SOPHE QUARTERLY PROGRAMS AND BUSINESS MEETINGS

All meetings include a program for 2 CHES CHECH as well as a business meeting.
All meetings are at
American Cancer Society, Ohio Division, 5555 Frantz Rd., Dublin (Columbus), Ohio
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For more information, contact Ohio SOPHE President  Ruth Dudding

Mark your calendar for the following dates:

  • September 12 " Best Practices In Public Health " Three Top Performing Programs
  • December 12 " Meeting the Needs of A Diverse Community " 

 


 

 
SOPHE 59th Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2008
San Diego, California
Doubletree Mission Valley Hotel
San Diego, California 
 
SOPHE 60th Annual Conference November 5-7, 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania