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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
 Greetings and thank you for allowing me to serve as your
President! The past year has been an experience I will always
remember fondly. The Association is full of talented people. The
diverse talents of our leadership team have allowed us to accomplish
many of our goals for the year. Partnership development, health
advocacy, and membership growth and development have been anchors as
we steered this ship. We have completed some projects, enhanced
existing initiatives, and embarked on new ones in partnership. Some
accomplishments for the past year include:
Ø continued planning with
the CDC Prevention Research Centers on bringing health promotion
research to practice in our communities;
Ø
approved two options for
our voting membership (single voting member and voting member and
four associates);
Ø
provided registration
support and co-sponsored the first collaborative conference
organized under the new Coordinating Center for Health Promotion
(2006 National Health Promotion Conference). We will have a similar
role with the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion
Summit in November;
Ø established an audit
committee to review financial records and make recommendations to
improve our financial policies and procedures. We also developed a
DHPE employee performance appraisal
tool;
Ø released the Health
Policy and Environmental Change Competencies. These specialized
competencies will be a valuable resource once curriculum training
and dissemination plans are finalized;
Ø conducted several
successful meetings (Capitol Hill Visits with Cornerstone Government
Affairs, DHPE/CDC Program Review Meeting and the Strategic Planning
Meeting). Provided
partnership support for the 2007 Health Education Advocacy Summit;
Ø released the “DHPE
School Employee
Wellness Guide” to rave reviews. DHPE is the first recipient of the
Dr. Lloyd J. Kolbe Leadership Award for Coordinated
School Health!
The award was bestowed on April 24, 2007 at the annual CDC
School Partners
Conference. Special thanks to the School Health Workgroup and Sara
Bowie for making this vision a reality; and
Ø
continued progress with
the Minority Health Internship Program, Worksite Wellness Project,
Physical Activity Collaborative, Arthritis Project, Health Policy
and Environmental Change and PHELI (National Public Health
Education Leadership Institute). We are fortunate to be able to
offer this valuable institute for another year.
DHPE has updated its
organizational plans for the year and we are pursuing several
options for funding diversification. DHPE will move into our new
headquarters in the next couple of months. We will be co-located
with Partnership for Prevention. This is an opportunity that we plan
to maximize. Our
national conference is just a few weeks away. The conference will be
held June 7-9, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. I am so excited. You will be
impressed with this stellar program and all that is planned for you.
You may have heard the
quote from Sir Winston Churchill “We make a living by what we
get, we make a life by what we give”. The quote resonates with
me because I received so much more from DHPE while giving. I have
grown both personally and professionally. I had the opportunity to
work with some incredible people, unwavering in their passion and
support for health promotion and public health education. Thanks to President-Elect
Jayne Andreen and Past Presidents, Donna Nichols, Neil Hann and Jim
McVay for all of their support and assistance. The above
organizational accomplishments are possible because of an
exceptional staff, board and committee and workgroup chairs. I am
grateful for their tremendous contributions.
Please consider how you
can contribute. The power and potential of DHPE is so great. As always, thank you for all
that you do at the state level to promote and enhance the professional practice of health
promotion and public health education!
Sincerely,
Lavell
R. Thornton
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
 110th CONGRESSIONAL
UPDATE
May
2007
Fiscal Year (FY)
2008 Budget Resolution
Before Easter, the House
and Senate passed their FY 2008 budget resolutions. The House resolution exceeds the amount Bush
requested for discretionary spending by more than $24 billion and
exceeds the amount of the Senate version by about $7
billion. Both
budget resolutions called for about $2.9 trillion in spending next
year with some differences regarding how tax increases or spending reductions would be
used to afford it. The differences between the two
bills are currently being resolved in Conference.
The budget resolution
establishes the total spending available for the 12 appropriations
bills, and provides general, non-binding guidance on how that
spending should be allocated. It is the decision of the
chairman of the appropriations committee, Senator Byrd (WV) and
Congressman Obey (WI), to divide up the total spending among the
various appropriations subcommittees. Read
more
NEWS FROM
DHPE
DHPE Honored for
its Leadership in Coordinated School Health
DHPE received the first
annual Lloyd J. Kolbe Award for Leadership in Coordinated School
Health at a recent meeting in Atlanta, GA. CDC’s Division of Adolescent
and School Health (DASH) presented the award for DHPE’s outstanding
contributions in promoting coordinated school health programs
(CSHPs) nationwide.
Read
more
Present
to receive the award were Lavell Thornton (DHPE President, South
Carolina), Mary
Bobbitt-Cooke, (DHPE Member, North Carolina), Christine Chalkley (
Former DHPE Member), Nancy Berger, (DHPE Member, Connecticut) and
Sara Bowie (DHPE School Health Program Manager).
Also pictured are: Dr. Lloyd J. Kolbe,
Professor, Applied
Health Science Department, Indiana
University; Dr. Janet Collins,
Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion;
Dr. Howell Wechsler, Director, Division of Adolescent and School
Health (DASH).
DHPE
Launches School Employee Wellness: A Guide for Protecting the Assets
of our
Nation’s Schools
Go
to http://www.schoolempwell.org/
to download your FREE copy.
DHPE National Conference
to be held in Seattle, Washington, June 7-9,
2007
DHPE National Conference: The Changing
Face of Health Education and Health Promotion will be held on
June 7-9, 2007 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA. Once again, the CDC, DHPE
and SOPHE join together to offer an exciting conference for health
professionals in both academic and practice settings. Four theme areas include
Research Translation, Global Health Education and Health
Promotion, Institutionalization for Health Education Programs and
Health Disparities. At this time,
conference has reached maximum capacity. You may still register and
we expect to confirm some of the people from the waitlist in the
next several weeks. Go
to http://www.team-psa.com/hehpconference/home.asp
MEMBERS
CORNER
VOTING MEMBERS: DHPE
welcomes its new voting members: Johnnie "Chip" Allen,
MPH, Chief Center for Health Promotion, OH Dept. Health ;
David "Nate" Altland, Manager of Health Education
and Information Programs, PA Dept. of Health and Ana P.
Novais, Deputy Director, Division of Community Health &
Equity, RI Dept. of Health.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: DHPE
welcomes its new associate members: Lana Hamilton (WA),
Arthur Hackett (IL), Chana Goussetis (CO), Ruth Abad (WA), Anita
Coyle (TX), Susan Chafin (FL), Corey Campbell (MT), Jamila Brown
(GA), Bill Anstey (MI), Cynthia Nunnaly (TN),Sandra Meucci (OR),
Eileen McDonald (MD, Laura Matheson (WA), Don Martin (WA), Rodney
Mardirosian (CA), Elisabeth Long (WA), Ellen Krajewski (PA), Sandra
Johnson (CA), Laura Hemminger (NJ), Susan Hancock (IN), Michelle
Thurston (WA), Phyllis Spears (AZ), Myra Shook (VA), Alok Sarwal
(CO), Daisye Orr (WA), Emma Okwuosa (OR), Michelle Wysocki (NY),
Brittni Woodford (IN), Jennie Ward-Robinson (IL), Marlene von
Friederichs-Fitzwater (CA), Julie VanderMeer (FL), Kathleen Tiernan
(TX), Patricia Beecher (NY), Toby Urvater(AZ), Amrit Lal, (ME),
Leslie Arguelles (AZ), Shameer Ahamad (OK), Frazier Beatty (NC),
Michelle Park (OH), Eric Penko
(PA)
DHPE announces its
new 2007 Awards Committee: Chairperson Kathy Paras (UT); members
Eydie Abercrombie (AR), Chelsea Fagen (MT), Page Rogers (SC), Joyce
Dantzler (MD) and DHPE staff members Bles Dones and Mariela
Alarcon.
NEWS FROM
THE STATES AND PARTNERS
FROM THE
STATES
Arizona
Arizona Launches Call Center to Educate Residents and Business
Owners About the Smoke-Free Arizona Act
The Arizona Department
of Health Services opened a call center last month to help residents
and business owners understand the statewide smoke-free law. Read
more
Colorado
Colorado Workplaces Safer After
Smoke-Free Law Research Proves Remarkable Improvement in Air
Quality
Colorado has been smoke-free for
almost a year now and significant health impacts are already being
seen in workplaces around the state. Read
more
Florida
Florida
County’s Health Promotion and Education Coordinator Spends Time
Teaching Importance of Good Nutrition and
Exercise
Dina
Mosher goes beyond her job
as coordinator for Health Promotion and Education at the Alachua
County Health Dept. in Florida in order to educate her
community on the merits of good nutrition and exercise; organizes
nutrition and exercise events... Read
more
Illinois
Illinois
Department of Public Health Releases the 2006 Youth Tobacco
Survey
The
Illinois Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS) was conducted during 2002, 2005
and 2006 by the Illinois Department of Health. Follow this
link for complete report.
Iowa
Iowa
Adult Smoking Rate Continues to Fall
A
state survey shows that 18% of Iowa adults were current smokers
in 2006, down from 20.3% in 2004. Read
more
Preparedness
Kit and Plan Necessary for Every Iowa
Household
The Iowa Department of
Public Health will strengthen efforts to encourage Iowans to prepare
effectively for public health threats… Read
more
Kentucky
Governor Fletcher
Announces Funding for After-School Teen
Project
Governor Fletcher
announced $150,000 in state funding to launch an after-school
project to help at-risk teens and pre-teens in two counties. Contact Anya Armes Webber at
(502) 564-6180 or Vikki Franklin at (502) 564-7042.
Maryland
Maryland's DHMH Wins
National Award for Immunization Program
A unique initiative
among public, private and community sectors to create a school-based
vaccination program has resulted in a national award for MD's
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). Read
more
Missouri
New Guidelines Will Help
Health Care Providers Detect and Manage Diabetes; Statewide Groups
Develop Screening and Management
Guidelines
As diabetes continues to
grow at an unprecedented rate in Missouri, two groups of health
care experts from across the states have developed guidelines to
battle this growing health threat. Read
more
Nebraska
WOMAN Challenge Promotes
Physical Activity
The Nebraska Health and
Human Service System’s Office of Women’s Health encourages all women
to participate in a new program called the WOMAN challenge. More
information
New
Hampshire
State Suicide Prevention
Council Announces Drop in NH Youth Suicide Rates, Lower than
National for All Ages
The Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) joined the State Suicide Prevention
Council at a press conference to announce that NH has seen a
reduction in the state’s youth (under 25) suicide rates over the
past five years. Read
more
Oregon
Oregon Health Policy
Commission Recommends Steps to Fight Epidemic of Childhood
Obesity
The Oregon Health Policy
Commission released a package of twenty (20) recommendations to
fight the epidemic of obesity that plagues school-age children...
Read
more
Kids and Safety: Summer
is a Dangerous Time for Too Many Oregon
Youngsters
Oregon ranks in the
bottom third of states in keeping kids safe from summer-related
injuries according to a report by Safe Kids USA. Oregon has
taken some solid steps, but challenges remain…Read
more. Information about
Oregon Safe Kids is found in DHS Safe
Kids Website.
Spanish version is also available by viewing this link.
Utah
New Campaign Aims to
Unplug Kids from Screens
The Utah Department of
Health (UDOH) launched “Unplug ‘n Play,” a week long campaign last
April 23-29, designed to get kids unplugged from screens….. Read
more
Wyoming
Three-Quarters of Wyoming Restaurants are
Smoke-Free
A
recently released survey conducted by the Wyoming Dept. of Health
reveals the number of smoke-free restaurants in Wyoming has
continued to increase… Read
more
Department of Health Program Aims at Children’s
Teeth
A
new Wyoming Department of Health pilot program is aiming to improve
dental health among preschool children in eight Wyoming
counties. Read
more
UPCOMING
STATE CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
Minority Women’s
Health Conference:
Strengthening our Communities
by Strengthening Ourselves, June 30, 2007, Crown Plaza Hotel, NH Department of Health & Human Services,
Nashua,
NH. E-mail marianela.ramirez@dhhs.state.nh.us.
Cardiovascular Health
2007:
Taking Michigan’s pulse,
September 30, 2007, Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Ann Arbor, MI,
Michigan Department of Community Health. Contact Diane Drago at DMSdiane@concentric.net
or call (517) 663-5147.
FROM OUR
PARTNERS
Preventing School and Campus
Violence
A
month ago this day, thirty two (32) students were killed by a gunman
in Virginia Tech (VT), Blacksburg, VA; 110 miles from D.C. The VT
incident, like others, demonstrates that violence occurs anytime,
anywhere. To prevent
unfortunate events such as these and those of other schools, we need
to renew our commitment to end school and campus violence so that
children and students feel safe in such environment. Resources arising from
research, education and effective violence programming supporting
our communities are listed below.
CDC
Injury Center’s Message on School-Associated Violent
Deaths
School shootings are sobering and tragic causing mush
concern about our children’ safety. The Centers for Disease
Prevention is conducting ongoing research to learn more about the
nature of school-associated deaths. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/school-shooting.htm for more information.
Prevention Institute,
through UNITY, Responds to VT Tragedy
Prevention Institute, an organization that puts
prevention at the center of community well-being. Through Urban Networks to
Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY), it offers resources in preventing
violence and injury such as tools, publications, prevention-related
ideas, projects and program events. Visit its website at
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/
SAMSHA (Substance Abuse
and mental Health Services Administration) Lists Related
Links
Go to http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/schoolviolence/links.asp for several links available to address the issue of
school and campus violence.
Snack Food Association
Endorses Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Snack Food Guidelines
The Snack Food
Association (SFA) announced its endorsement of the snack food
guidelines developed by the Alliance for Healthier
Generation. Read
more
Study Provides Roadmap
for Community-Level Improvements in the Quality of Health Care for
People with Chronic Illnesses
According to a report
from Robert Wood Johnson and the Center for Health Improvement,
“vast differences” in the way local and regional health care markets
use information technology, publicly reported performance
measurements..... More
UPCOMING
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
DHPE National
Conference- The Changing Face of Health Education and
Health Promotion, June 7-9, 2007, Renaissance Seattle Hotel,
Seattle, WA, DHPE/CDC/SOPHE. More information at http://www.team-psa.com/hehpconference/home.asp
Health
Disparities Symposium, May 19, 2007, Four Points Sheraton,
Denver, CO, Colorado Asian Health Health Education and
Promotion. Information also in http://www.cahep.org/.
52nd Annual
AAHPERD Leadership Development Conference – “Take Time…Celebrate Life
Together,” June 20-23, 2007, Washington Court Hotel, Washington, DC, AAHPERD. Go to http://www.aahperd.org/
International Conference
on Physical Activity & Obesity in Children, June 24-27, 2007,
Toronto,
Canada. For more information, go to
http://www.obesityconference.ca/
81st
Annual ASHA School Health Conference: Health Literacy in Many
Cultures, July 9-13, 2007,
Honolulu, HI, American School Health Association. Go
to http://www.ashaweb.org/
CDC
CORNER
2007 Innovation in
Prevention Awards
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is now accepting nominations for the
2007 Innovation in Prevention Awards...go tot http://www.prevent.org/awards2007
Geberding Receives
Surgeon General’s Medal
CDC Director Julie
Geberding, MD, MPH received the Surgeon General’s Medal at the
annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association. Read
more
Breast and Cervical
Cancer Program Re-authorized
CDC’s National Breast
and Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEP), provides access to
critical breast and cervical cancer screening services for
underserved women in the United States. Read
more
About Fruits &
Veggies ---- More Matters™
Fruits & Veggies
---- More Matters™ is a dynamic health initiative that consumers
will see in stores, online, at home and on packaging. For more information, please visit
its website at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.gov
Help Spread the Word
About New Patient Safety Campaign from AHRQ
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) and Ad Council are launching a public service
campaign called “Questions and Answer.” Call Joanne
Robinson, U.S Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
301-427-1245 for information.
Rural Women’s Health
Conference, August 13-15, 2007,
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Office on Women’s Health. More information at http://www.womenshealth.gov/rwhc
2007
CDC Cancer Conference: Meeting Future Challenges,
August 13-16, 2007, Atlanta Hyatt
Regency, Atlanta, GA, CDC. E-mail jreese@cdc.gov
Grant
Opportunities
Grant and Program
Opportunities from Livestrong, the Lance Armstrong
Foundation
One of the goals of the
LAF is to improve the quality of life of people living with cancer
by funding research, community programs and public education and
outreach efforts... Read
more
RWJF’s “Advancing Public
Health Practice and Policy Solutions”
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation (RWJF) seeks to advance its work on three major strategic
areas to improve public health’s….. Read
more
U.S. Department of Health
& Human Services (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Collaborations in Public Health Law as it Relates to Oral Health
Issues
Key dates: May 18, July
15, August 1, 2007
Application deadline:
May 18, 2007
The CDC announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2007 funds for cooperative
agreement o assist states and partners in understanding….Read
more
ABOUT THIS
NEWSLETTER
The
Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is a 501(C)(3)
association based in Washington, DC and is an affiliate of the
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). DHPE is organized
specifically to provide leadership in health promotion, programming,
practice, training, technical assistance and policy
developments
DHPE
is funded primarily through cooperative agreement # CU 012359,
“Development and Support of Core Public Health Functions Related to
Health Promotion and Education,” coordinated by the Division of
Adult and Community Health (DACH) of the National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). DHPE’s “The Voice” is
supported by this cooperative agreement.
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