Press Releases


Also see: Media Coverage.

Press Releases featured in 2012
Spotlighting Diabetes Prevention: Empowering Communities to Take Action
Health Educators Work to Improve Health and Life Spans Nationwide, Share New Initiatives at SOPHE Annual Meeting
SOPHE Congratulates the 2012 Awards and Scholarship Recipients
Incorporating Safety into Urban and Building Design: An Important Opportunity for Active Living and Injury Prevention
SOPHE Celebrates Chapter Appreciation Month 2012
Helping Youth Develop Healthy Habits: Resources and Tips Available
Don't Deal Away Our Health
SOPHE Unveils the Center for Online Resources & Education (CORE)
Seven Members Elected to SOPHE's 2012-14 Board of Trustees
SOPHE Names Jonathan E. Fielding as 2012 Honorary Fellow
Society for Public Health Education’s Health Promotion Practice Expands Focus on Global Health
Aging Well:  National SOPHE Conference In Music City Usa Explores How Communities Can Tune Up Health
SOPHE Joins with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics during National Nutrition Month

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Press Releases featured in 2011
EIGHT OUTSTANDING STUDENTS RECEIVE SOPHE FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2012
IMPROVING HEALTH WILL TAKE A VILLAGE
New Global Health Promotion Department to be Featured in SOPHE’s Health Promotion Practice
MICHAEL P. O'DONNELL, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION, RECEIVES ELIZABETH FRIES HEALTH EDUCATION AWARD
SOPHE SALUTES PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALISTS ON "PUBLIC HEALTH THANK YOU DAY"
STUDIES REVEAL COMMUNITY-BASED CARE COORDINATION HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR “REAL WORLD” ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
SOPHE ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES 27 LEADING HEALTH EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS & STUDENTS
SOPHE-AAHE Move Forward in Merger Discussions
ADVISORY: HHS SECRETARY SEBELIUS SPEAKS OCT. 28 AT SOPHE ANNUAL MEETING
New Website Will Aid Response To Environmental Health Disasters And Emergencies
HHS Secretary Sebelius to Speak at SOPHE Annual Meeting Oct. 28th
Twelve Members Elected to the SOPHE Board of Trustees
SOPHE Celebrates Chapter Appreciation Month
SOPHE Members Recognized as Master Certified Health Education Specialists
SOPHE Names First Lady Mrs. Obama and Dr. Prochaska as 2011 Honorary Fellows
Melissa L. Grim Named Deputy Editor of Health Promotion Practice
SOPHE Awards Six Students Fellowships for 2011
SOPHE Members Recognized as Master Certified Health Education Specialist

Press Releases featured in 2010
New Web Video Spotlights Work of Health Education Specialists
SOPHE Celebrates National Health Education Week 2010
SOPHE Announces 2010 Award Winners
Two SOPHE Chapters Awarded Funds to Address Diabetes Health Disparities in Minority Communities
SOPHE Receives CPPW Funding for Strengthening Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts
David S. Sobel Named 2010 SOPHE Honorary Fellow
SOPHE Boycotts Arizona for 2011 Midyear Meeting
SOPHE Launches Newly Enhanced Website
Health Educator Job Analysis 2010

Press Releases featured in 2009:
Internet Workshops Help People Become Better Health Seekers (Health Promotion Practice)
Teaching Kids About Stroke Can Spare Their Parents Disability (Health Promotion Practice)
New Editor-in-Chief Appointed to Health Education & Behavior
SOPHE Announces 2009 Award Winners  
National Health Education Week 2009 Sets Focus on Food Safety
SOPHE Announces 2009 Fellows
HPP Special Issue Features Lessons Learned from CDC-Funded Programs
Special Issues Released on Global Health Promotion and Health Education
Editor-in-Chief Named to Health Promotion Practice