Many different agencies/associations/organizations

Created to promote, protect, & maintain the health of individuals, families, & communities

Places of employment for health education specialists

Valuable resources for those not employed by them

Professional networking

Continuing Education

Service to the Profession

Input on future growth and development of the profession

SOPHE (society of public health educators)

AAHE (American Association of Health Education)

ACHA (American College Health Association)

APHA (American Public Health Association)

ASHA (American School Health Association)

AAHB (American Academy of Health Behavior)

ESG (Eta Sigma Gamma) AAHPERD (American

Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance)

Focus on college/university health

Began in 1920

925 Institutional members, 2,800 individual members

Journal: Journal of American College Health

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Pacific Coast College Health Association (PCCHA) › Region VI: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,

Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington and the Pacific Rim including Western Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Guam and other Asian countries

Member institutions receive one free student membership

Professional membership in ACHA includes PCCHA

2014 ACHA National Meeting› 5/27 – 5/31; San Antonio, TX

2015 – Orlando, FL 2016 - San Francisco, CA 2017 – Austin, TX 2018 – Washington DC 2019 – Denver, CO

http://www.acha.org/

Health Division of AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)

Began in 1937

6,500 members

Major role in program accreditation

Journal: American Journal of Health Education

Picture: www.aahperd.org/aahe/

OAHPERD (Oregon Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance◦Student membership ◦Annual meeting in Oct.

NW District AAHPERD◦Student Membership is $45.00 ◦Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska

2013 Oregon SHAPE Meeting› October 11th at West Albany High

School

2014 AAHPERD National Conference› St. Louis, MO› 2015 – Seattle; 2016 – Minneapolis;

2017 - Boston

http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/

Largest and oldest, founded in 1872

50,000 members

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

Section Members:› Public Health Education & Health

Promotion (PHEHP)› School Health Education & Services

(SHES)

Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

Chiropractic health care Community health planning

and policy development Environment Epidemiology Food and nutrition Gerontological health Health administration HIV AIDS Injury Control and

Emergency Health Services International Health Maternal and Child Health

Medical Care Mental Health Occupational Health and

Safety Oral Health Podiatric Health Population, Family

Planning & Reproductive Health

Public Health Education and Health Promotion

Public Health Nursing School Health Education

and Services Social Work

OPHA (Oregon Public Health Association)› Student membership $20› http://www.oregonpublichealth.org/

Adolescent Risky Behavior Health Promotion/Community Education Nursing Nutrition Epidemiology and Biostatistics Disability

2013 APHA Annual Meeting› Nov 2 – 6; Boston, MA› 2014 – New Orleans, 2015 – Chicago;

2016 - Denver

2013 OPHA Meeting› October 14th – 15th in Corvallis, OR› For Students: $30 / 1 day or $40 / 2

days

http://www.apha.org/

Picture: www.apha.org

Focus on K-12 schools

Founded in 1927

3,000 members

Journal: Journal of School Health

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2013 Annual Conference› “Charting a New Course for School Health”› Oct 9th-12th; Myrtle Beach, SC

Founded in 1950

Sole focus on public health education and promotion

4,000 members

Journals: Health Education and Behavior, Health Promotion Practice

2014 Annual Conference› March 19th-21st; Baltimore

Picture: www.sophe.org

ASHA and SOPHE do have chapters that operate at the state level

Oregon does not have an ASHA or SOPHE state chapter

http://www.ashaweb.org/

http://www.sophe.org/

Society of researchers in Health Education

Restricted membership

Purpose is to advance Health Education and Promotion research

Journal: American Journal of Health Behavior

The National Professional Health Education Honorary

Founded in 1967

Criteria for membership

Journal: The Health Educator and The Health Education Monogram Series

Founded in 1946

Membership determined by professional position (150 members)

Provides an opportunity for state Directors of Public Health Education programs to network

Founded in 1926

Membership determined by professional position (e.g. state education agency directors)

Purpose is to promote comprehensive K-12 health and physical education programs

Organized in 1972

Currently 10 member organizations

Purpose is to:› facilitate national level coordination,

collaboration, and communication

American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB)

American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

American College Health Association (ACHA)

American Public Health Association (APHA)› Public Health Education & Promotion

section (PHEHP)› School Health Education & Services

section (SHES)

American School Health Association (ASHA)

Association of State & Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE)

Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)

Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)