#246
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:03:44 -0400
From: Dana Moncrief <DMoncrief@SOPHE.ORG>
Subject: Society for Public Health Education Midyear Scientific Conference-
Upcoming Deadlines!
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**Only 2 more days to Take Advantage of These Exciting Opportunities:
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* Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities: The SOPHE Midyear
Scientific Conference reaches some 500 professionals in the public
health education and health promotion field, who specialize in
education, communication, prevention, intervention of population-based
health issues, and international health. Conference attendees come from
a diverse workforce and purchase of all types of health related
materials. Your Sponsorship Makes an Impact! Participants become
better equipped and rejuvenated in their efforts to improve health and
eliminate health disparities. Participants meet new colleagues and
exchange successful strategies and innovations. Participants are also
introduced to the latest tools and resources available to help improve
their effectiveness as health education practitioners. Contact Dana
Moncrief (dmoncrief@sophe.org; 202-408-9804) by April 7, 2006 for
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* Student Scholarship Opportunities: Applications are being
accepted for the SOPHE Midyear Conference Student Scholarships. The
application deadline is April 7, 2006. All applicants will be notified
by April 14, 2006. Access the application at www.sophe.org/. =20
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* Hotel Room Block Rates: Book your hotel by April 8, 2006 to
enjoy the low conference room rate of $140.00 per night for
single/double; Visit http://www.caesars.com/flamingo/lasvegas or call
(800) 732-2111 to reserve your room at this special conference rate.
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DON'T FORGET!!
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* Pre-Registration Deadline: Receive discounted registration
fees if you register by April 14, 2006. See www.sophe.org
<http://www.sophe.org/> for more information.=20
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* The SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference will be offering a
variety of plenary speakers, Featuring:
o Larry L. Ashley, EdS, MA, LADC, LMSW, LPC University of Nevada,
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o Vicki Beck, MS University of Southern California
o Jay M. Bernhart, PhD, MPH CDC's National Center for Health
Marketing
o Kelly Chunn, MS Chunn & Associates =20
o Cam Escoffery, PhD, CHES, Emory University, Rollins School of
Public Health
o Richard Goodman, MD, JD, MPH CDC's Public Health Law Programs
o Sarah Hunter, PhD, RAND Corporation
o David Osman, RN Nevada Youth Alliance =20
o John Seffrin, PhD American Cancer Society =20
o Sally Squires, MA Syndicated Columnist for the Washington Post
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* Lunch Chats: In Real Time, With Real People: This year,
SOPHE is offering mini-presen-tations with discussions on
state-of-the-art health education and health promo-tion issues related
to practice, research, programs, policy, partnerships, technol-ogy and
the profession over lunch. You won't want to miss the "Hot Topics in
Health Education Networking Chats"!=20
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* Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops are available:=20
o Wednesday, May 3:=20
* Reinventing SOPHE chapters
o Thursday, May 4:
* CDCynergy
* Getting to Outcomes: Evidence-Based Planning and Participation
* Grant Writing that Gets Results
o Sunday, May 7:
* Health Communication in a Changing World: Enhancing Skills for
Health Professionals
* SABPAC Reviewer Training
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* Wellness Challenge: SOPHE is committed to encouraging healthy
behaviors at our conferences. This year enjoy Tour de Health, Las
Vegas- an exciting scavenger hunt along the Las Vegas Strip. In
addition, an Aqua-cise class will be held in the hotel pool.
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* Meeting Registration is available online! Visit=20
http://www.sophe.org/mtg_default.asp?meet_id=3D06BHE to register!=20
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* Volunteer Opportunities are available! By investing 5 hours
(minimum) of your time at the SOPHE 2006 Mid-Year Scientific Conference,
you will be entitled to a reduction in your conference registration
fee!! As a conference registrant, you will have access to sessions,
including skill-building sessions, targeted workshops, roundtable and
poster presentations, networking, and a mentoring program that will
match you with a seasoned conference attendee. Volunteers are needed
for conference bag stuffing, Registration Desk, Hospitality Table, Room
Monitors (you get to hear the speakers!), the Resource Room, Continuing
Education Table, and Exhibits. To volunteer, contact: Carmen Head at=20
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Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to rejuvenate your spirit amidst
the desert sunshine and Vegas glitter!!!!
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Through its well recognized Midyear and Annual Meetings, SOPHE provides
more continuing education credits for Certified Health Education
Specialist (CHES) than any other national non profit dedicated to health
promotion and health education. An application has been submitted to
award approximately 25 Category I CHES Continuing Education Contact
Hours (including pre- and post-conference workshops).
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Dana T. Moncrief, MHS Candidate
Project Coordinator
Society for Public Health Education
750 First Street, NE, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20002
(P): 202-408-9804
(F): 202-408-9815
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(W): www.sophe.org <http://www.sophe.org>=20
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Upcoming SOPHE events:
*SOPHE 2006 Midyear Scientific Conference
Betting on Health Education: Increasing the Odds for Collaboration
May 4-7, 2006
Flamingo Hilton Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Ask ME about exhibit and sponsorship opportunities!
*SOPHE 57th Annual Meeting
"Health as a Human Right:=20
Health Education, Equality, and Social Justice for All"
November 2-4, 2006
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, MA
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#247
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:32:12 -0700
From: Mark Fulop <markfulop@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: National nurse?
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Okay, this was a news story on my local opublic
broadcasting station. Surely this will generate some
discussion about who owns health education : )
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'National Nurse' Position Proposed To Congress
By Kristian Foden-Venci
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PORTLAND, OR 2006-04-05 Last year, the National Nurses
Association warned that by 2020 there would be 400,000
fewer RNs than needed. The statistic prompted Oregon
nurse Teri Mills to fire off an editorial to the New
York Times. The editorial demanded drastic action --
namely dethroning the Surgeon General and creating a
position called the "National Nurse." As Kristian
Foden-Vencil reports, a year later, the idea is
gaining momentum and supporters recently introduced a
bill to Congress.
Teri Mills is an on-call nurse and an instructor at
Portland Community College. Over her 34-year career,
she's noticed that the health system focuses on taking
care of the sick -- rather than preventing people from
becoming sick in the first place. And that's what she
wants to change.
Teri Mills: "The role of the National Nurse will be to
deliver a message of prevention and health promotion
to the public."
Her plan is to have the National Nurse highlight
health problems via media campaigns and personal
appearances emphasizing prevention. For example: how
to foster a healthy heart, or how to avoid being swept
into the growing tide of obesity.
Teri Mills: "Nurses are the most natural teachers.
This is what we spend the majority of our time doing
with patients in the hospitals, people trust us, we
have experience, we have education."
continued at: (make sure your browser captures the
entire link or you will get an error message)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=898196
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Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
PO Box 13094
Portland, OR 97213
503-282-1271
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#248
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:46:41 EDT
From: Jody Steinhard <NYCSCP@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: National nurse?
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Mark,
You are absolutely correct in that this message SHOULD bring about an
avalanche of discussion.
I certainly hope that all of us and individuals, as well as the public
health and health education organizations band together in order to bring forth
the message that there are already a whole slew of educated professionals who
are promoting health.
As for the comment of Vivian Wald--the person's name was Lillian Wald and
she was the founder of the Henry Street Settlement in NYC. Just so happens that
I work for Henry Street. Lillian Wald was the founder of the Visiting Nurse
Service and was also the first person to put a nurse in a school. If one looks
at the history of public health against the societal contributions of a
settlement house, the similarities are nearly identical.
The public health education workforce really needs to come out in force
against the idea of a National Nurse. What we really need is for Congress to
stop
cutting funding for important health education initiatives.
Thanks!
Jody
Jody Ruth Steinhardt, MPH, CHES
Director, Senior Companion Program
Henry Street Settlement
265 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
(v) 212-406-5044
(f) 212-385-2087
e-mail: nycscp@aol.com
In a message dated 4/5/2006 4:33:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
markfulop@YAHOO.COM writes:
'National Nurse' Position Proposed To Congress
By Kristian Foden-Venci
l
PORTLAND, OR 2006-04-05 Last year, the National Nurses
Association warned that by 2020 there would be 400,000
fewer RNs than needed. The statistic prompted Oregon
nurse Teri Mills to fire off an editorial to the New
York Times. The editorial demanded drastic action --
namely dethroning the Surgeon General and creating a
position called the "National Nurse." As Kristian
Foden-Vencil reports, a year later, the idea is
gaining momentum and supporters recently introduced a
bill to Congress.
Teri Mills is an on-call nurse and an instructor at
Portland Community College. Over her 34-year career,
she's noticed that the health system focuses on taking
care of the sick -- rather than preventing people from
becoming sick in the first place. And that's what she
wants to change.
Teri Mills: "The role of the National Nurse will be to
deliver a message of prevention and health promotion
to the public."
Her plan is to have the National Nurse highlight
health problems via media campaigns and personal
appearances emphasizing prevention. For example: how
to foster a healthy heart, or how to avoid being swept
into the growing tide of obesity.
Teri Mills: "Nurses are the most natural teachers.
This is what we spend the majority of our time doing
with patients in the hospitals, people trust us, we
have experience, we have education."
continued at: (make sure your browser captures the
entire link or you will get an error message)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=
898196
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Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
PO Box 13094
Portland, OR 97213
503-282-1271
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#249
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:04:44 -0400
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: New from CHHCS -- Childhood Overweight and Schools Survey Results
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New from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)
April 5, 2006
Childhood Overweight and Schools Survey Results
Two years ago, the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools surveyed its
web site users on "what's happening" at their school concerning nutrition,
physical exercise, and obesity prevention. In October 2005, the Center
re-posted the survey to learn if things have changed or remained the same.
To read the survey results, go to
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/obesresults06.asp
To take the survey, go to
http://www.healthinschools.org/obesitysurvey.asp
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
202-466-3396 fax: 202-466-3467
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#250
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:10:54 -0400
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS News Alert -- April 5, 2006
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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)
News Alert -- April 5, 2006
Latest Estimates on U.S. Obesity and Overweights:
The prevalence of obesity in adults doubled and the prevalence of overweight
in children and adolescents tripled in the United States between 1980 and
2002, the National Center for Health Statistics reported in an article
published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
http://www.healthinschools.org
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
202-466-3396 fax: 202-466-3467
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