1. Health Education Professional Organizations
Group 5: Michelle Le, Monique Muy, Christina Ta, Jasmine Ortiz

2. Introduction
Purpose and importance of health organizations and associations
To promote public health education
To advocate health issues
To improve the wellbeing of communities
Organizations and Associations
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Southern California Public Health Association (SCPHA)
American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Southern California Society for Public Health Education (SCSOPHE)
California Association of School Health Educators (CASHE)
American School Health Association (ASHA)
Monique

3. American Public Health Association (APHA)
The American Public Health Association was founded in 1872, during a time in which diseases were prevalent ― allowing for many scientific advances to help find cures.
This became the foundation for public health profession and what the APHA represents.
APHA’S important functions consist of
Advocating for public health through the most current scientific advances
Promoting public health education in order to improve community health
Developing well-organized health departments at both the federal and local levels
Jasmine
Values: Reflect the beliefs of our members from all disciplines of public health for over 40 countries. These values include community, science and evidence-based decision making, health equity, and prevention and wellness.

4. American Public Health Association (APHA)
What is their mission?
“Improve the health of the public and achieve equity in health status.”
Vision: How will they achieve their mission?
“Create the healthiest nation in one generation.”
How does APHA benefit the public?
Science: Public health professionals meet each year to discuss their most recent research, ideas, and disciplines; keeping information up-to-date.
Health: APHA fosters the idea of “health in all policies”
Action:
Advocates for laws at a federal level that will advance public health.
Advocates for funding of critical health programs.
Provides educational opportunities for health professionals.
Jasmine
Vision: the US spends more on healthcare than any other nation yet we still struggle with health issues. APHA wants to change this through advocacy and programs that have scientific research and evidence that proves to work. They also make sure that the collective public health voice is heard.
Health: through building partnerships and connecting with groups outside of the public health community (community planners, transportation, K-12 education)
Action (educational): provide educational opportunities so professionals can maintain their certifications and expand their areas of expertise.

5. American Public Health Association (APHA)
Publications
American Public Health Association Press has published and sold over 70 public health books and texts.
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (20th ed.), Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (21st ed.), Confronting Violence (3rd ed.), etc.
The American Journal of Public Health, the most distinguished peer reviewed public health journal.
The Nation’s Health, award-winning newspaper
Informs of the APHA’s progress
Jasmine

6. American Public Health Association (APHA)
Membership Information
Access to the American Journal of Public Health
Able to attend the annual APHA meeting
Discounts
Networking opportunities
Leadership opportunities
Costs
Regular - $220
Retired - $95
Student - $85
Jasmine
Members get unlimited access to the latest public health research as well as the archives
The annual APHA meeting this year is actually at the end of October and it’s going to cover health equity and ensuring the right to health.

7. Southern California Public Health Association (SCPHA)
Affiliated with the American Public Health Association (APHA)
Provides public health leadership to improve health promotion, lower risk for injury and diseases, and promote public health policy efforts in Southern CA
Counties:
Imperial, Kern, LA, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
Important functions:
Advocates for healthy environments
Promotes best-practice strategies
Improve the expertise of members in promoting and protecting environmental and community health

8. Southern California Public Health Association (SCPHA)
What is their mission?
“To improve the health of the people of Southern California by collaborating, educating and advocating with organizations and individuals who share this common vision.”
What are the benefits?
Public health professional can better their knowledge and create public health policies
Conferences and training, community outreach, political advocacy, mentorship opportunities, and professional development programs
Publications
Christina
There were no publication provided

9. Southern California Public Health Association (SCPHA)
Membership information
Benefits:
Continuing education opportunities
Up-to-date information
Opportunities to be involved in local community issues
Network opportunities with individuals interested in public health
Forum for political advocacy on health issues
Sections
Environmental health, epidemiology, health administration Health care delivery/medical, health education/promotion Nursing, policy/advocacy, social work
Cost
Regular ($55 1 year OR $100 2 year)
Retiree ($25 1 year OR $45 2 years)
Early career professional ($35 1 year)
Special health worker ($25 1 year)
Student ($10)
Early career professionals: person who graduated within the last 2 years and is transitioning into the public health workforce.
Special Health worker: person employed in public health whose annual salary is less than $40,000

10. American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
Founded in 1937 as a subset of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD).
Goals:
Develop standards, resources, and services regarding health education to professionals and nonprofessionals
Help with the development of national research in health education and promotion
A way for the professionals, public, and other national and international organizations to communicate and share their findings with one another
Provide assistance to legislative and professional bodies drafting pertinent legislation and related guidelines
Provide leadership in promoting policies and procedures that will result in effect health education programs
Develop and mobilize resources for effective health education and promotion
AAHPERD is now actually shape america and it focuses on enabling children to lead healthy lifestyles through physical and health education programs.
Goals:
2. Provide different methods of putting theory and research into practice and practice into theory and research.
4. Because of the amount of information they have on health education and promotion, they help legislators make an outline of new guidelines and such.

11. American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
What is their mission?
“To advance health education by serving health educators and other professionals who strive to promote the health of all people.”
What are the benefits?
Many projects focused on preventions
Cultural awareness and sensitivity
Seal belt safety education
Pre-service and in-service training for improved teachers in school health
Helped develop many national standards
Mission: provide health professional educators with resources for professional growth and networking
Members and leaders realize mission through all-inclusive approaches which “encourage, support, and assist health professionals through education and other systematic strategies.
Benefits:
Preventions: HIV prevention, Drug abuse prevention, and skin cancer prevention
helped develop:
national health education standards for grades K-12
Standards for the Preparation of Graduate-level Health Educators
Joint terminology for health education

12. American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
Membership information & Costs
Professional membership = $135/year
Student = $55/year (undergraduate and graduate)
Get a subscription to the American Journal of Health Education
Publications
American Journal of Health Education
Health Education teaching Techniques Journal
International Electronic Journal of health Education
AAHE InfoSource
A variety of books made just for professionals and students
Books found in an online bookstore
American Journal of Health Education → published 6 times a year
Health Education Teaching Techniques Journals → open issue annually online
International electronic Journal of Health Educaation → open issue annually
AAHE infosource → bi-weekly e-newsletter

13. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Founded in 1950
Society for Public Education (SOPHE) has served as an independent professional association
SOPHE promotes healthy behaviors, healthy communities, and healthy environments
Their members work in elementary/secondary schools, universities, voluntary organizations, health care settings, worksites, and local/state/federal government agencies
Important functions:
Stimulates research on the theory and practice of health education
Supports high quality performance standards for the practice of health education and health promotions
Advocates policy and legislation dealing with health education and health promotion
Develops and promotes standards for professional preparation of health education professionals
Monique
1: Devoted exclusively to all aspects of health education and health promotion
2: represented by a diverse membership of nearly 4000 health education professionals and students throughout the US and 25 international countries
3: Promotes through its membership, network of local chapters, and numerous partnerships with other organizations

14. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
What is their mission?
“To provide global leadership to the profession of health education and health promotion and to promote the health of society.”
Vision: “A healthy world through health education.”
What are the benefits?
Responds to the needs of its members
Delivers quality products and services
Demonstrates integrity, accountability, & transparency
Promotes teamwork and collaboration
Embraces diversity
Respects organizational tradition while encouraging innovation
Monique

15. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Publications
Health Education & Behavior (HE&B)
Health Promotion Practice (HPP)
Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (PHP)
Volume 3 (E-book version)
Monique
Health Education & Behavior: examines the processes of planning, implementing, managing, and assessing health education and social-behavioral interventions
Health Promotion Practice: has served as a forum to explore the applications of health promotion/public health education interventions, programs, and best practice strategies in various settings including community, health care, worksite, educational, international, and more
Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: advances pedagogy through contributions in areas such as curriculum and course/program design, assessment, and administration relevant to teaching and learning
Volume 3: available on amazon

16. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Membership information
Benefits
Distance learning
Research
Discounts on registration fees for conferences and books
Connect to like minds via 14 Communities of Practice
Professional online membership directory
Electronic newsletters
Local chapter affiliations in many regions
Access to career resources specific to health education
Professional preparation and practices standards
Professional recognition through awards, scholarships, and fellowships
Monique

17. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Membership information
Costs
New member ($140)
Renew/Returning ($180)
3 years of membership ($495)
Retired professionals ($120)
Retired professions with 3 years of membership ($315)
Transitional ($115)
Student ($75)
Monique
Transitional: health educational professional who has graduated within the last 24 months (available for 1 year)

18. Southern California Society for Public Health Education (SCSOPHE)
What is their mission?
Their mission is to influence people’s health through the advancements of public health education and research.
Uniting educators who share a vision on eliminating health disparities and are committed to promoting/maintaining healthy communities.
To make the world a healthier place through health education
What are their values?
Healthy lives, knowledge, involvement, education/ promotion and practice, integrity, diversity, and teamwork
What are the benefits?
Health professionals benefit from this organization because it is a network in which they can achieve common goals.
Jasmine

19. Southern California Society for Public Health Education (SCOPHE)
Membership and information costs
Student Membership: $15.00 per year.
Professional Membership: $30.00 per year
Gold Corporate Membership: $500.00
Silver Corporate Membership: $250.00
Bronze Corporate Membership: $150.00
Student Membership includes: rights to post articles, participation in professional and peer exchange, and access to Biannual mixers/ events.
Professional membership includes: same rights as the student.
Gold Corporate Membership includes: everything in the professional membership, one membership includes 10 employees.
Silver Corporate Membership includes: everything in the professional membership, one membership includes 5 employees.
Bronze Corporate Membership includes: everything in the professional membership, one membership includes 2 employees.
The website did not provide information publication.

20. California Association of School Health Educators (CASHE)
Founded in 1979, CASHE is a nonprofit foundation that is committed to advocating for school health education.
What is their mission?
Advocating for a health education class requirement for high school graduation
Improve and maintain the honesty of health education through political advocacy, supporting teachers, students, and communities
Provide access to information and resources on current health trends
Create a professional place where health educators can find networking opportunities
Michelle

21. California Association of School Health Educators (CASHE)
What are the benefits?
Some benefits include
Sex ed being mandatory in grades 7-12th in california
National STD awareness month and National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
Biggest achievement
National STD awareness month is April and National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day is April 10
Access to resources including:
Guest speakers
Health education websites
Membership information & Costs
$25/year
Being a member allows you to vote on board of directors meetings
No publications
Sex ed has been required to be taught in schools but because there was no strict curriculum, some districts would pick and choose what information they would teach and leave out.
As of 2014, the CASHE has made legislature recognize April as National STD awareness month and April 10 as National Youth HIV & AIDS awareness Day
This helped the educate the people of the united states more about the topic of STDs and how it can affect the health of the people if left untreated.
Guest Speakers and websites → provides a list of guest speakers and website that could help a health educator with their curriculum and provide answers to questions their students might have.
Membership → it is recommended that you register with the CASHE first in order for the board of directors to contact you about membership. In 2012, they took out the membership application online and instead people who want to join have to either register or the president of the CAHSE. Other than that, i didn't find anything else on membership on the website.

22. American School Health Association (ASHA)
Founded in 1927 as the American Association of School Physicians
1936: Officially became the American School Health Association (ASHA)
Opened its membership to all professionals interested in promoting health
5 Core Beliefs of school health
Health and learning are linked to the development of healthy citizens
Schools are to help students acquire healthy habits
A coordinated school health is the best approach in promoting for healthy citizens
The WSCC model
School health professionals should be highly qualified
Schools should be safe and nurturing environments
Christina
American Association of School Physicians on October 27, 1927, by 325 physicians
multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, dietitians, nutritionists, health educators, psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc.\
The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)

23. American School Health Association (ASHA)
What is their mission?
“To transform all schools into places where every student learns and thrives.”
What are the benefits?
Weekly alerts in new research and tools that can assist teachers, or anyone involved in the health education programs.
Diverse subject matter
Publications
The Journal of School Health (JOSH)
Christina Vision: “The ASHA envisions healthy students who learn and achieve in safe and healthy environments nurtured by caring adults functioning within coordinated school and community support systems.”
Diverse subjects such as adolescent health, bullying and suicide, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, obesity, nutrition, etc. The Journal of School Health is a published peer-reviewed journal that provides information regarding roles of schools, school personnel, or the school environment. It also focuses on the importance of health in the youth by going over health and physical education, health and nutrition services, counseling, and more.

24. American School Health Association (ASHA)
Membership information
Benefits:
Journal of School Health - access to ASHA peer-reviewed journal
Conference - discounted registration to annual school health conference
School Health Action - subscription to bi-weekly e-newsletter
Continuing Education - free continuing education contact hours
ASHA Career Center - discount rates for job postings in Career Center
Comprehensive Health Education Network (CHEN) - free service broadcast & receive info.
Costs
Regular ($165)
Full-Time Student ($80)
Retired ($80)
Organizational ($575)
Christina
Individuals who support the mission and goals of the Association are eligible for membership.
Offers networking and continuing education opportunities
Organizational memberships are available to governmental, voluntary , and nonprofit organizations
Non profit organizations include schools and school districts, that are supportive of the advancement of school health programs. And agree with the mission of ASHA.

25. References
Southern California Public Health Association. (n.d.). Retrieved October 17, , from
ASHA | American School Health Association. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
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About SOPHE - Society for Public Health Education. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2016, from
Coalition of National Health Education Organizations - Home. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from
CASHE - For Today, Health Education is the Cure. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from
Welcome to Southern California SOPHE. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
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