Society for Public Health Education

Health promotion:sophe leads many Health promotion initiatives which contribute to the global effort to improve Public Health outcomes and achieve Health equity. These initiatives include programs and professional development opportunities that train students and professionals on the connections between behavioral sciences, Health Education, Health promotion and the environment. Sophe also works with other national organizations, federal agencies, businesses, hospitals, schools, and local communities to address Health inequity and to improve the Health of communities by reducing chronic disease risks due to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use and other lifestyle risk factors. Sophe's work includes supporting undergraduate students to pursue a career in Public Health, increase student Health outcomes and instruction.

Journals & publications:in 2022, sophe published 16 issues of its three peer reviewed journals, "Health promotion practice;" "Health Education & behavior; and "pedagogy in Health promotion: the scholarship of teaching and learning." Our journals share cutting-edge research, practice-based tools, and innovative teaching concepts with readers across the world. Sophe continued to publish special focus issues and supplements on important emerging issues in Health promotion and Education.

Meetings:sophe provides educational opportunities for Health Education researchers, faculty, practitioners, and students by conducting an annual conference. The 2022 annual conference was held in a virtual format due to continuing covid concerns. Conference content included plenary and concurrent sessions, workshops, roundtables, posters, exhibits, award presentations, and student case study competitions. The conference provided a major source of continuing Education credits for certified Health Education specialists, master certified Health Education specialists, and persons certified in Public Health. Additionally, sophe offered several other professional development opportunities including national Health Education week webinars with more than 700 attendees. Sophe's partnership with the national commission for Health Education credentialing (nchec) continues with collaborative webinars to explore careers in Health Education.

Health education:sophe continued to build Health promotion and Health Education content for continuing Education, available in sophe's center for online resources and Education (core). This content is available to members and other professionals at all times for their convenience. Sophe continued to disseminate information on national standards for the preparation of school Health educators and its work with the council for accreditation of educator preparation (caep). Caep recognizes sophe as a specialized professional association in school Health Education. In conjunction with the national commission for Health Education credentialing, sophe continued to disseminate the results of the psychometric study of the national Health Education specialists practice analysis ii, which enumerates the areas of responsibility, competencies, and sub-competencies for the Health Education workforce. Sophe joined five other leading Health Education organizations in the national consensus for school Health Education, which released the third edition of the national Health Education standards for voluntary use by school districts and state, territorial, and tribal Education agencies.