Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:01:02 -0400

From: "Allison, Kathleen G." <kallison@LHUP.EDU>

Subject: SOPHE awards deadline approaching

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The SOPHE awards deadline is July 31, 2007. Consider nominating a = deserving peer, student or program today!

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SOPHE Award Categories

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* Distinguished Fellow Award. SOPHE's highest form of recognition for a =

SOPHE member; recognizes individuals who have made significant & asting = contributions to SOPHE & the profession of health education.=20

* Program Excellence Award. Recognizes outstanding health education =

programs (not agencies) in existence for at least three years.

* Open Society Award. Recognizes an individual or group who embodies & =

promotes an Open Society, through research, practice, and/or teaching.=20

* Chapter Innovation Award. Recognizes & publicizes creative, effective =

& replicable methods implemented by SOPHE chapters to deliver one or = more core member services.=20

* Health Educator Mentor Award. Recognizes individuals who have provided =

excellence in mentorship to health educators in their preparation, = performance, & practice; & have served to successfully bridge the rift = between practice & research.=20

* Graduate Student Research Paper Award. Designed to foster quality =

graduate student research & provide a mechanism by which to recognize = outstanding graduate students for creative & innovative research.=20

* Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship Award. Provides support to both =

undergraduate & graduate level full-time students in their pursuit of = educational & professional development in health education.=20

* SOPHE/CDC Student Fellowship in Injury Prevention. Recognizes, assists =

& trains graduate students working on research or practice-based = unintentional injury prevention projects from the perspective of health = education or behavioral sciences.=20

* SOPHE/ATSDR Student Fellowship in Environmental Health Promotion. =

Recognizes, assists & trains students working on research or = practice-based projects in environmental health education/health = promotion or environmental justice from the perspective of health = education or the behavioral sciences.=20

* SOPHE Student Scholarships. Provides conference support to full-time =

undergraduate & graduate level students to attend the SOPHE Midyear = Scientific Conference, Annual Meeting, or Annual Health Education = Advocacy Summit. Deadline for this award is September 15, 2007.

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PHE Awards

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