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1	American Association for Health Education Thousands of health educators belong to the American Association for Health Education (AAHE), which is a subgroup of AAHEPERD. Leaders in the field…educators at every level of academia…and practitioners in all corners of society recognize the value of AAHE, a resources dedicated to their ongoing professional growth. As a member of AAHE/AAHPERD, you'll receive a steady flow of teaching ideas and tools, research findings, model programs, home study CEU courses, and much, much more.
2	American School Health Association
3	American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance AAHPERD’s mission is to promote and support leadership, research, education, and best practices in the professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles. [Approved by the Alliance Assembly, April 2006.] AAHPERD envisions a society in which all individuals enjoy an optimal quality of life through appreciation of and participation in an active and creative, health-promoting lifestyle. Members of AAHPERD and its national, district, and state associations are recognized as dynamic role models in the realization of this desired future. Members and staff are fully committed to accepting responsibility for continued determination of this future.
4	American College Health Association The American College Health Association (ACHA) will be the principal advocate and leadership organization for college and university health. The association will provide advocacy, education, communications, products, and services, as well as promote research and culturally competent practices to enhance its members' ability to advance the health of all students and the campus community.
5	Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet.
6	American Public Health Association Overview The American Public Health Association is the oldest, largest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world and has been working to improve public health since 1872. The Association aims to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States. APHA represents a broad array of health professionals and others who care about their own health and the health of their communities. APHA builds a collective voice for public health, working to ensure access to health care, protect funding for core public health services and eliminate health disparities, among a myriad of other issues. Through its two flagship publications, the peer-reviewed American Journal of Public Health and the award-winning newspaper The Nation’s Health, the Association communicates the latest public health science and practice to members, opinion leaders and the public.
7	Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education
8	Society for Public Health Education SOPHE: SOPHE is an independent, international professional association made up of a diverse membership of health education professionals and students. The Society promotes healthy behaviors, healthy communities, and healthy environments through its membership, its network of local chapters, and its numerous partnerships with other organizations. With its primary focus on public health education, SOPHE provides leadership through a code of ethics, standard for professional preparation, research, and practice; professional development; and public outreach.
9	Center for the Advancement of Health CFAH conducts research, communicates findings and advocates for policies that support everyone’s ability to benefit from advances in health science. The Center for Advancing Health is funded by The Annenberg Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
10	The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) is over half a century old and draws its strength from being a unique worldwide, independent and professional association of individuals and organisations committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the people through education, community action and the development of healthy public policy.
11	Society of State Directors of Health and Physical Education and Recreation Established in 1926, the Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation is a professional association whose members supervise and coordinate programs in health, physical education, and related fields within state departments of education. Associate members are those who are interested in the goals and programs of the Society who do not work within a state education agency.
12	National Commission for Health Education Credentialing The mission of NCHEC is to improve the practice of health education, and serve the public and profession of health education by promoting professional development, strengthening professional preparation and practice, and certifying health education specialists. Our charge is to develop and administer a national competency-based examination; develop standards for professional preparation; and promote professional development through continuing education for health education professionals.
13	Ohio Public Health Association our mission--to promote and protect personal, community, and environmental health in Ohio by stimulating public action, educating and mobilizing health professionals, promoting research and teaching in areas of public health, and establishing itself as an authoritative resource on health promotion, disease prevention and environmental protection