Year
Established:
1946
Statement of Purpose
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To
serve as a channel through which directors of public
health education programs of states and territories
of the United States may exchange and share methods,
techniques, and information for the enrichment and
improvement of public health education programs.
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To
establish position statements and make
recommendations on legislation and public policy
related to and having implications for public health
education.
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To
participate with the Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in promoting
health and preventing disease.
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To
identify methods of improving the quality and
practice of education, public health education and
health promotion.
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To
elicit the cooperation and coordination with those
national, public, private and voluntary agencies
related to public health programs.
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To
provide a forum for continuing education
opportunities in public health education and health
promotion
Membership:
280
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Each
state, territory, and Indian Health Service area has
one regular voting member: the state, territory, and
Indian Health Service area level director of public
health education or health promotion or the
equivalent.
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Associate membership (non-voting) is open to health
professionals employed in public health education.
Publications:
Online newsletter, "The Voice" published quarterly,
starting September2005.
Meetings
The
National Conference on Health Education and Health
Promotion is held usually in May.
Strategic
Planning Meeting held annually in January, in Atlanta
GA.
ORGANIZATION
Delegate:
Alternate: Mariela Alarcon-Yohe, MPH
Project Director
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 659-2230
Fax: (202) 659-2339
malarcon@dhpe.org
Executive Director:
Rose
Marie Matulionis, MSPH
Executive Director
DHPE
1101 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 601
Washington, DC 20005
W (202) 659-2230 ext. 101
E-mail:
director@dhpe.org
Legislative Liaison:
Donna
Nichols, MSED, CHES
Senior Prevention Policy Analyst
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th St., Austin, Texas 78756
W (512) 458-7111 Ext. 6517; FAX (512) 458-7476
E-mail:
donna.nichols@dshs.state.tx.us
