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Kaye Murry,
President Angela Dugger, Past
President Taniesha Richardson, President
Elect Anna Haver,
Vice-President Barbie Brunner, Nat’l
Delegate Misty Paschall,
Secretary Janie Gannaway,
Treasurer Kim Miller, Historian Jennifer Goodman , Mbr at
Large Dana Smith, Member at
Large Misty Smith, Member at
Large Marion Evans, Member at
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President's
Column Happy New Year
to all fellow Arkansas SOPHE members! I am really excited about
being President this year.
It is going to be an exciting year with the Spring Into
Wellness conference in February. I want to encourage everyone
to attend the conference and yes get involved in the work in
preparing for this conference.
Dana Smith will be happy to hear from everyone who would like
to assist. We will also
be doing something fun again for APHA similar to Jail ARSOPHE
members we did last year.
That was fun and raised a lot of money for ARSOPHE. We just did the Toys For
Tots in December and bought toys for three children. It was so much fun shopping
for these children!
Thank you to all who donated and participated in making
someone else have a happy Christmas! The joy of giving if far
better than receiving.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank some of the outgoing officers. Angela Dugger did an outstanding job as President last year. Thank you Angela for your dedication last year to making Arkansas SOPHE the great chapter it is. Thank you also to Lauren Barnes for serving as secretary for two years. Thanks to Lauren everyone received notice of ARSOPHE meetings, minutes were kept, and in general Lauren was the communication network. Thank you Lauren for doing such a great job! And thanks also to a few other behind the scenes Executive Council members of 2000-2001; Deedra Smith (Past President), Lisa Weaver (Historian), Sue Porbeck (Member at Large). I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone. Last year was a great year for AR SOPHE thanks to these out-going officers as well as those still serving an office. If anyone has
any ideas on meeting times and places please contact me. Or if you have any
ideas on projects for AR SOPHE please contact me.
Our next AR
SOPHE meeting is January 14, 2002, at 11:00 at UAMS on the
8th floor, meeting room #3. I hope you will all try to
come. We will have
reports on the Spring Into Wellness 2002 conference so we really
need everyone there.
Thanks, Kaye Murry |
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National Delegates Report
CDCynergy, an interactive CD-ROM
program, is a training and decision support tool designed to help
public health professionals systematically plan communication
programs. Developed by CDC, it’s designed to offer a
collection of “best practices” for health communication. The
software is being distributed free with the recommendation that
users receive a one-day training workshop. A CDCynergy
pre-conference workshop was offered at the 2001 annual meeting. During 2001, CDCynergy has been
developing specialized versions for immunizations, tobacco, and
cardiovascular disease. National SOPHE, in partnership with
CDC, will be working to disseminate this program by training
professionals in each state. To establish a network of
trainers, each local SOPHE chapter has been given the opportunity to
send a representative to Atlanta, February 21-22, 2002, to attend
the CDCynergy training. Jacquie Rainey, DrP.H., CHES has been
selected to attend from Arkansas SOPHE. We look forward
to adding this resource as a potential workshop topic. To learn more about CDCynergy go to
the CDC
website.
Welcome,
to our new SOPHE members:
Erika Kirkland |
Arkansas
SOPHE Health Education Conference “Spring Into Wellness” at the Arkansas SOPHE Health Education
Conference February 28 - March 1, 2002. Arkansas SOPHE will
host an exciting health education conference targeted toward health
education professionals in the medical, community and school
settings. Numerous topics will be discussed during the conference
including smoking cessation, diabetes education, cardiovascular
health, coalition building, materials development, grant writing and
many more. Registration
Fee:
$75 Full Registration CEUs Offered : Application has been made to
offer the following continuing education contact hours: -Prevention Specialists For further information regarding the conference or for
on-line registration, go to Arkansas SOPHE
Health Education Conference. For a registration
brochure, please contact Dana Smith, Conference Chair, at (501)
686-8084 or DMSmith00@aol.com. The deadline for
registration is February
15, 2002 and space is limited, so register now! We also have space
available for exhibits.
If your organization wishes to exhibit, please contact
Taniesha Richardson at 501-280-4813 or trichardson@HealthyArkansas.com. |
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CALL
FOR NOMINATIONS Arkansas
SOPHE Honorary / Distinguished Fellow Award
by
Dana Smith, MS, CHES DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 6,
2002 Nominations
are now being accepted for the Honorary and Distinguished Fellow
Awards. These
awards are given by Arkansas SOPHE to health educators that have
made significant contributions to the profession. We all know of
individuals that are worthy of this award, so I encourage everyone
to consider nominating someone. If you are interested in receiving a nomination form, please
contact Dana Smith at (501) 753-4840 or
DMSmith00@aol.com.
The awards will be given out at the Arkansas SOPHE Health
Education Conference on February 28, 2002. |
Criteria for Nomination:
Nomination requirements:
** If nominees meet the criteria, they will be considered by the awards committee for recommendation. |
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Arkansas SOPHE
“Spring Into Wellness” 1st Annual Conference- Feb.28,
March 1, 2002 Arkansas Public
Health Association Annual Meeting- May 1st,
2nd, and 3rd. Mid South Prevention
Institute Workshops
For more information or to register call (501) 569-3067 Dates To
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Objectives
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