Communities of Practice

SOPHE’s Communities of Practice (CoP) allows members who share a similar role or a passion about a health topic or an area of practice and a desire to exchange ideas, resources, research, or solution to common issues.

• Arts & Health
• Children, Adolescents and School Health Education (CASH)
• Emergency Preparedness
• Environmental Health
• Global Health
• Health Communications/Social Marketing
• Health Disparities/Health Equities
• Healthy Aging
• Medical Care/Patient Education
• Public Health Nutrition
• Students/New Professionals
• Tobacco Control and Prevention
• University Faculty
• Worksite Health Education

Elaine Auld, MPH, MCHES<sup®, discusses SOPHE’s Communities of Practice

Join the conversation by logging onto my.sophe.org to join a community. Review the demographics in your profile and subscribe to your area of interest community. You must be a current SOPHE member to join a CoP.

SOPHE’s Communities of Practice are asking volunteers to step up and lead the following CoP forums.

Medical Care/Patient Education
Chair: Jody Steinhardt
Co-Chair: OPEN

Public Health Nutrition
Chair: Jody Vogelzang
Co-Chair: OPEN

Social Marketing/Health Communications
Chair: Christina Jones
Co-Chair:

These forums operate as a digital listserv to help provide a wealth of resources, opportunities for collaboration and a network of health educators who share a similar professional role or research interest. If you have a desire to exchange ideas and resources while providing leadership to your colleagues, consider applying to co-chair a CoP today! Email Heather Flattery at membership@sophe.org with a resume and cover letter expressing your interest.