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®, 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.
Emergency Preparedness
Chair: OPEN
Co-Chair: OPEN
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: OPEN
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.