Journal Self Study
Each bimonthly issue of the Health Education and Behavior (HEB) Journal and bimonthly publication of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) features two self-study articles. Each article is worth up to 2.0 Category I continuing education contact hours. HEB/HPP self study articles are valid up to one year after the issue date. HEB dates of issues are as follows: February, April, June, August, October, and December. HPP dates of issues are: January, March, May, July, September, and November.
How do I Receive CHES Credit?
You have the following options:
(1) Download the test questions, mail or fax (credit card payment only) fees and application form to SOPHE or;
(2) Complete the application form to request the test questions, which is found in back of the journals, and submit both the application form and fees to:
SOPHE Journal Self Study
10 G St, NE, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: 202.408.9815
(3) Within 30 days upon receipt of the test questions, National SOPHE will issue a Certificate of Attendance based upon your score. 8-10 questions correct earns 2 CECH, 5-7 questions correct earns 1 CECH and less than 5 questions correct earns 0 CECH. Please recall that National SOPHE reports to quarterly per calendar year.
Test questions not answered will be marked incorrect.
Test questions will be available on-line by the 15th of the month in which the journal is published.
Where Can I get the Journal?
Active members of National SOPHE receive both journals as a membership benefit. Individual and annual subscriptions are available by contacting Sage Publications at (800) 818-7243 and (805) 499-9774. Check with your university, college or public library for availability.
What Are the Fees?
$14.00 per article for National SOPHE members
$28.00 per article for Non-National SOPHE members
Health Education & Behavior (HEB) Self Study Tests:
- HEB Apr 168: Public Health Campaigns to Change Industry Practices That Damage Health:An Analysis of 12 Case Studies
- HEB Apr 169: Implementation of Possession Laws and the Social Ecology of Tobacco Control
- HEB Jun 170: Perspectives on Terminology and Conceptual and Professional Issues in Health Education and Health Promotion Credentialing
- HEB Jun 171: Domains of Core Competency, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Building Global Capacity in Health Promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference Statement
- HEB Oct 174: Social & Cultural Meanings of Self-Efficacy
- HEB Dec 177: The Impact of Removing Snacks of Low Nutritional Value From Middle Schools
- HEB Dec 178: Measuring Exposure to Health Messages in Community-Based Intervention Studies: A Systematic Review of Current Practices
Health Promotion Practice (HPP) Self Study Tests:
- HPP April 081: Strengthening Quality Assurance in Health Education: Recent Milestones and Future Directions
- HPP April 082: The Environmental Assessment Instrument: Harnessing the environment for programmatic success
- HPP July 083: Examining the Role of Training in Evidence-Based Public Health: A Qualitative Study
- HPP October 085: Settings for Health Promotion: An Analytic Framework to Guide Intervention Design & Implementation
- HPP October 086: Designing the Process Evaluation for the Collaborative Planning of a Local Turning Point Partnership
- HPP January 087: Survey Design from the Group Up: Collaboratively Creating the Toronto Teen Survey
- HPP March 090: Integrating Multiple Health Behavior Theories into Program Planning: The PER Worksheet
