Health Education and Health Promotion


 
Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.) Professional Organizations
Health Education/Public Health Conference Calendar Health Information Resources
Health Resources Health Education and Promotion Listservs
Health Education Tools Public Health Software
Schools of Public Health State Health Addresses on the Internet
Evaluating Information on the Internet  

Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.)

This certification is for professionals in the health education and promotion fields. The following are the competencies areas it addresses:
  1. Assessing Individual and Community Needs for Health Education
  2. Planning Effective Health Education Programs
  3. Implementing Health Education Programs
  4. Evaluating Effectiveness of Health Education Programs
  5. Coordinating Provision of Health Education
  6. Acting as a Resource Person in Health Education
  7. Communicating Health and Health Education Needs, Concerns, and Resources
  8. Apply Appropriate Research Principles and Methods in Health Education
  9. Administering Health Education Programs
  10. Advancing the Profession of Health Education
The C.H.E.S. exam is usually held in October. For more information about the exam or health education credentialing, contact the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., 944 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18103; Phone: (610) 264-8200; Fax: (800) 813-0727 fax; Email: nchecckp@fast.net. web page: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
 
 

Professional Organizations

Health Education/Public Health Conference Calendar

 


American Association for Health Education (AAHE), American Alliance for Health, Physical Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)

April 9-13, 2002, San Diego, CA. For more information, go to http://www.aahperd.org/convention/convention_main.html

American College Health Association (ACHA) Annual Meeting

May 28-June 1, 2002, Washington, DC.  Read http://www.acha.org/ for more information.

American School Health Association (ASHA) Annual School Health Conference

October 2-6, 2002, Charlotte, NC. For more information, go to http://www.ashaweb.org/conferences.html.

Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Meetings

  • SOPHE Midyear Conference, May 2-4, 2002, Cincinnati, OH.
  • SOPHE Annual Meeting, November 8-10, 2002, Philadelphia, PA. 

American Public Health Association (APHA) 2002 Annual Meeting

November 9-13, 2002, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, read information at http://www.apha.org/meetings/

 
 

Health Information Resources

Health Resources

Health Education Tools

Assessing Needs

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys
Statewide estimates of prevalence of behavioral risk factors among adults.

Community Assessment 2000 Guidebook

Comprehensive book from North Carolina Community Health Assessment Initiative.

 

Community Assessment Handbook

Interactive guide with worksheets.

 

Conducting a Community Assessment for Children and Families

Easy guide to learn about community assessment and data sources.

 

Introduction to Surveillance in a Suitcase

Guide history, development, and other issues surrounding public health surveillance.

 

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships

Resource about a Strategic Approach to Community Health Improvement (formerly APEXPH model)

 

Planned Approach To Community Health (PATCH)

CDC's model for planning, conducting, and evaluating community health promotion and disease prevention programs.

Planning and Implementing Health Programs

Clear and Simple (under Easy to Read)
A National Cancer Institute guide to developing materials for people with limited-literacy skills.

Community Toolbox
How-to materials to address community health concerns.

Healthy Cities Online
Model and innovative approaches to community health.

Making Health Communications Work (under Health Communicators)
A National Cancer Institute guide to developing health communications campaigns and programs.

Evaluating Health Programs

 

Community Based Project Evaluation Guide

Guide to community evaluation.

 

User-friendly Handbook for Mixed-method Evaluations (1997)

National Science Foundation's guide to evaluation.

 

Framework for Evaluation

CDC's guide on evaluation for public health professionals.

 

Taking Stock: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Your Own Programs

A guide to internal evaluation of community based organizations.

 

W.K. Kellogg Evaluation Handbook

Guide on evaluation for grant recipients.

 

Coordinating Provision of Health Education

 

Building and Maintaining Community Coalitions On Behalf of Children, Youth and Families

Guide from Michigan State University Extension Service

 

Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities

Site for professionals working with communities nationally and internationally.

 

Principles of Success in Building Community Coalitions

Easy, quick guide.

 

Research Principles and Methods

 

Electronic Textbook StatSoft

Online book to help you understand statistics.

 

Hyperstats Online Textbook

Interactive statistical book.

 

Questionnaire Design & Analysis

Handbook on survey methods.

 

Research Methods Knowledge Base

Interactive information on social research methods.

Communicating Health

Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communications Program

Information on how to increase skills on health risk communication

 

Elements of Social Marketing

Novartis Foundation's information on social marketing.

 

Public Health Week Planner's Guide

Information on how to market public health from American Public Health Association.

 

Social Marketing Library

Basic information on social marketing.

 

Social Marketing Resource Manual

A Guide for State Nutrition Education Networks of the US Department of Agriculture Food and Consumer Service

 

Theory at a Glance (under Health Communicators)
A National Cancer Institute publication on health education and promotion theories and how they may be applied in practice.

 

Administering Health Program

 

A Guide for Proposal Writing

National Science Foundation's guide.

 

Faculty & Research: Writing a Grant Proposal, Writing Tips and Application Forms

Great resources on finding and writing grants.

 

The Grantsmanship Center

Source of newsletters, publications, and training on grant writing.

 

Proposal Writing Short Course

The Foundation Center's guide to grant writing.

Health Education and Promotion Listservs

Public Health Software

Schools of Public Health


State Health Departments' Addresses on the Internet


 Evaluating Information on the Internet


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