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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
 As I wind down my term as your president, I
can’t help but think about the three “Cs” that
solidified DHPE's accomplishments this past year.
Its success will not be possible without “Commitment,
Collaboration and Cooperation" between DHPE and
other parties. When these three components are
combined, outstanding and successful accomplishments follow.
The commitment that exists between DHPE and its members
was evident in their involvement to secure support to an
amendment to Senate FY 2007 Budget Resolution, resulting in an
additional $7 billion for health and education.
DHPE’s collaboration with CDC in
many programs and activities has been very successful in
furthering the profession and the practice of health promotion and
health education. Collaboration also
exists between DHPE and several associations that produced
informative programs and training courses; resulting
in enhanced health promotion and public health
education. DHPE’s cooperation with Capitol Hill lawmakers
and the association's non-adversarial relationship with
congressional staff members allowed our concerns and advocacy issues
to be “heard’. Of course, there are many,
many more examples of DHPE accomplishments and space is simply not
enough for me to list all of them!
I
want to thank DHPE and its members, for making my term fruitful
and enjoyable; and for trusting me to lead the association. It made
my job easier knowing that you were with me to enjoy our
success and also there during difficult
challenges. I am amazed as to how we
have made advances in health promotion and education; steering
our profession’s strategic direction to some far-reaching
implications for the future. One of the highlights
of my term is getting to know and meeting many of you, and finding
out that we have similar concerns and issues, as well as
the zeal to seek ways to develop unique and
resourceful programs in our
states.
Finally,
I want to encourage everyone to get involved with DHPE;
participate in various committees and workgroups and volunteer
in projects; because each of us can make a
difference. I was fortunate to have
been given the opportunity. It was an
extraordinary experience.
Thank
you for supporting DHPE.
Sincerely,
Jim
McVay
DHPE
President
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
DHPE
Legislative Committee Chair Testifies in Congress for
Increased Funding
Donna
C. Nichols (TX), Chairperson of DHPE Legislative/Advocacy Committee
testified before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies on March 29,
2006. Read Donna’s
complete testimony.
Advocacy
Materials from DHPE
DHPE has prepared
advocacy materials addressing its legislative and advocacy strategic
priorities: Fighting the Obesity
Epidemic and Preventing Health
Crisis in our Schools.
NASPE to Air
Radio Segments in 50 States During May
NASPE/AAHPERD announced
that NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physica
Education) has produced radio news segments for all 50
states. Full
story
NEWS FROM
DHPE
National
Conference on Health Promotion and Education on May 23-26,
2006
The
24th National Conference on Health Promotion and
Education kicks off May 23, 2006 in Washington, DC.
Sponsored by DHPE and CDC, this year’s theme is
Advancing the National Health Promotion and Health Education
Agenda through Effective Policies and
Practices. More on
conference
Sen. Tom
Harkin, (D-Iowa) to Speak at DHPE/CDC National Conference
Sen.
Harkin, a ranking member of Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriations Committee, will speak at the
24th National Conference on Health Promotion and
Education, along with other distinguished and nationally recognized
presenters. For complete program agenda, go to conference
activities.
SCHOOL
HEALTH
Sugary Drinks to be
Pulled from Schools
The beverage industry
and the Alliance for Healthier Generation
(Clinton Foundation and American Heart Association) announced that
it is voluntarily removing high-calorie soft drinks from all
schools. Read
more
“Choose Respect”
Launched by the Division of Violence
Prevention
The Division of Violence
Prevention (DVP) is launching a
national campaign to promote healthy relationships and
prevent dating violence. The campaign is entitled “Choose
Respect,” and has already been pilot-tested in several
communities with much success
MEMBERS
CORNER
VOTING MEMBERS: DHPE welcomes Tricia Schlechte
(MO), new voting member from Missouri. Former voting
member Janet Wilson (MO) has recently accepted a new position from
within the MO Department of Health. We wish Janet all the
best.
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS: DHPE welcomes Page Rogers (SC), John Robitscher (GA), Lori
Creech (SC), Yessenia Sinclair (NY), Kelly Alley (IN), Ola Omolabake
(NY), Sabrina Martin (GA), Jeannine Mallory (FL), Michelle Mathew
(DE), LAura Taylor (NJ), Jean Streetar (MN)
NEWS FROM
THE STATES AND PARTNERS
FROM
THE STATES
Zero to Five
Matters - Alabama’s Early
Care and Education Public Awareness Campaign
Experts
agree that the first five years of life are crucial in ensuring a
child’s future. While 85% of a child’s brain
development occurs by age 3, VOICES for America’s Children finds
that in Alabama, less than 1% of public investments in education and
development have occurred by that time.
More
information
South
Carolina’s Youth Access To
Tobacco Prevention Act of 2006
Bureau
of Community Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
Division
of Tobacco Prevention and Control
The
law, which was signed on February 21, 2006 and takes effect on
August 21, 2006, makes it unlawful to sell, furnish, give,
distribute, purchase for or to provide a tobacco product to a minor
who is under 18 years. Read the summary
.
 “Well at Work”
Up and Running for NC Division of Public Health
Employees
The North Carolina
Division of Public Health unveiled its workplace wellness
program in March. Public health employees
kicked off “Well at Work” with health screenings,
exercise and nutrition classes, walks and
runs. Visit NC
Division of Public Health website.
MORE NEWS
FROM THE STATES
DC DOH
Announces Smoke-Free Workplace Implementation Plan
Washington DC’s Department of Health
has launched its smoke-free workplace implementation plan to help
District residents become familiar with Smoke-Free Workplaces
law. The plan took effect last April 3, 2006.
Full
story
Farm-to-School Program in Connecticut Supports Nutrition and
Local Farms, Too!
A
statewide program, Farm-to-School Program promotes more
nutritious produce in school meals, while also helping the local
economy by supporting local farmers. More
information
Amendments to
Utah Indoor Clean Air Act Passed by 2006 Utah
Legislature
The
2006 Utah Legislature passed amendments to its Clean Air Act, making
Utah among the several states with comprehensive laws to protect
workers from second hand smoke exposure. Read complete
bill.
 Kansas Governor Signs Booster Seat
Law
On March 27, 2006, Governor Kathleen
Sebelius signed House Bill 2611 that strengthens the Child Passenger
Safety Law in Kansas. The new law takes
effect July 1, 2006, with specific requirements for children that
meet federal guidelines. Full
story
Left to
right back row: Pat Lehman, Safe Kids Kansas, John Eichkorn, KS Hwy
Patrol, Dennis Cooley, KS Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics,
terry Maple, KS Hwy Patrol. Front row: Jan
Stegelman Safe Kids Kansas, Jim Haani, AAA KS, Rep. Jene Vickrey,
(R-Louisburg), Cindy D’ Ercole KS Action for Children.
Seated: Governor Sebelius
UPCOMING
STATEWIDE CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
Healthy Mississippi
Summit 2006, May 24-26, 2006 includes The
Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control Symposium
and The Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Conference, MS
Department of Health. More
information
17th
Annual Breastfeeding Conference – The Science of
Making More Milk: A Comprehensive Exploration of the Mechanisms and
Obstacles of Copious Milk Production, May 22, 2006, Lebanon, NH,
NH Department of Health. Contact Maureen
Gilbert-Thibault at (603) 271-3858.
FROM OUR
PARTNERS
From the
Indian Health Service of DHHS: Facts on Indian Health
Disparities
Early
this year, the Indian Health Services (IHS), an agency within the
Department of Health and Human Services reported on health
disparities among American Indians and Alaska
Natives. Visit DHHS
Indian Health Service website.
ASTHO Names
New Executive Director
The Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO) appointed Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA as its
new Executive Director effective June 19,
2006.
Alliance for a Healthier
Generation Launches Healthy School Program
A healthy school program that helps schools
create environments fostering a healthy lifestyle, and
preventing obesity and overweight problems, was launched by the
Alliance for Healthier Generation, which consists of the Clinton
Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and American Heart
Association. Go to http://www.healthiergeneration.org/ or call 1-800-AHA-USA1.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
ACSM’s 53rd
Annual Meeting, May 31-June 3, 2006,
Denver, CO, American College of Sports Medicine.
More
information
NACCHO Annual
2006,
July 26-28, 2006, San Antonio, TX, National Association of County
and City Health Officials. Visit http://www.naccho.org/conferences
51st Annual AAHPERD Leadership
Development Conference, June 21-24, 2006, Washington, DC,
AAHPERD. Conference
information
5th Annual Conference of ISBNPA, July
13-16, 2006, Boston, MA, International Society of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity. More information
CDC CORNER
Chronic Disease in Health Emergencies:
Post-Katrina
The
April 2006 issue of CDC’s journal, Preventing Chronic Disease
(PCD) featured an original research entitled “Chronic Disease in
Health Emergencies: In the Eye of the Hurricane.”
After Katrina, public health and the medical community
expressed serious concerns on dealing with infectious diseases,
injuries and environmental risks while trying to preserve the
lives of those affected. PCD published an
excellent abstract on a surveillance system that can provide useful
baseline information both in numbers and treatment of people with
chronic diseases in the aftermath of a disaster.
For more on this interesting article, visit CDC’s
PCD website.
CDC’s 2006 National
Health Promotion Conference
The 2006 National
Health Promotion Conference is the first joint conference by CDC’s
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP) and its constituent
groups: the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), the National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) and the Office of Genomics and
Disease Prevention (OGDP). The
conference will be held on September 12-14, 2006 in
Atlanta, GA. The
sponsoring organizations are CDC, Directors of Health Promotion
& Education, March of Dimes and National Association of Chronic
Disease Directors. More
information
CDC/Diabetes and
Obesity Conference, May 16-19, 2006, Denver, CO, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/
The Public’s Health and
the Law in the 21st Century 5th Annual
Conference, June 12-14, 2006,
Atlanta, GA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More
information at CDC
website.
CDC Cancer Partners
Summit,
July 12-13, 2006, Washington, DC, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Check CDC
conferences
FOCUS ON
PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS
 
Understanding
Prevention Research Centers
Beginning
this month's issue of the newsletter, DHPE is adding a
section called “Focus on
Prevention Research Centers.” Managed by the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention as a cooperative
agreement, a PRC, as it is commonly known, is a network of academic
researchers, public health agencies and community members that
conducts applied research in disease prevention and control.
In addition, PRCs enable the CDC to fund extramural research centers
adding to knowledge on prevention and control of chronic
diseases. To fully understand the program’s depth and unique
nature, scope and reach, history, framework and how to
become a PRC, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/prc.
This
new newsletter section will feature updates, news,
articles and interviews related to PRCs.
MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION
Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool Developed
by EPA
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has developed a free software tool
to help school systems evaluate and manage key environmental, safety
and health issues. The new Healthy
School Environments Assessment Tool (HealthySEAT) can be
downloaded from http://www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat/
YMCA and Pepsi
Announces Alliance to Fight Obesity
The
two groups recently announced a partnership for five years totaling
$11.6 million in support of YMCA Active America to promote healthy
living. Go to http://www.ymca.net/ and also read
PepsiCo
press release.
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT
Chronic Diseases
Misunderstandings Cause Global Neglect
The World Health
Organization’s Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion
released an article about 10 misunderstandings of chronic
diseases. Find out what they are and how the
organization debunks these myths, click
here
Canadians Promote Public
Health Core Competencies
The Ontario Public Health
Association (OPHA) unveiled its Public Health Core Competencies
Initiative in support of developing and enabling an adequately
resourced, skilled and responsive public health
workforce. Visit their website
and also obtain a draft copy of their 62 core
competencies.
ABOUT THIS
NEWSLETTER
The
Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is a 501(C)(3)
association based in Washington, DC and 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. DHPE makes every effort to present reliable and accurate
information in this newsletter; however, DHPE does not endorse,
certify, approve or guarantee accuracy, timeliness or completeness
of such information. Therefore, any references to
a program, service, process or system do not imply or constitute
endorsement or recommendation by DHPE, unless expressly noted. Past
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