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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
 A Prosperous New Year to everyone! Hard to believe that 2005 is
history and it seemed characterized by one major event after
another. Sadly, many of
these events were tragic in nature and resulted in loss of
lives. However, many of
you opened your hearts and rose to the occasion to donate money,
time and other resources to those who were unfortunate. Let’s hope that 2006
promises to be an abundant, safe, peaceful and a thriving year
for all of us.
In 2004, DHPE leadership
held a strategic planning meeting to set goals, objectives and
strategic direction for the following year. The two primary goals were:
strengthening membership structure and benefits; and
strengthening and sustaining the role of health promotion and
education in state & national agencies. Thanks to the members,
whose dedication and their time contribute to DHPE’s
accomplishments. DHPE
Membership Services is now fully staffed and has expanded
benefits and communication to inform members of current
updates and issues of interest. We have launched a DHPE
online newsletter “The Voice,” which was well-received; and more
projects are ongoing.
We sponsored a successful national
conference with our partner, CDC last May 2005 and through
satellite broadcasts of some segments, DHPE was able to reach
a vast audience.
The minority health program has taken off since its inception
in 2002, gaining more applicants. Program activities such
as physical activity collaborative, school health initiative,
worksite wellness in schools and other training & professional
development programs have all been successfully launched. Several joint projects with
CDC and other partners were also undertaken and completed and
released, with some still in process.
While there were many
approaches to measure success, DHPE’s record is impressive. We were on target in
accomplishing our goals and objectives and have put plans into
action. We have met
many challenges, although many more difficult ones are still
ahead. As always, we are ready
to meet them and "roll-up our sleeves" once
again.
Finally, let me tell you
about Charlie Brown of the cartoon “Peanuts.” I remembered that one time,
he was shooting his bow and arrow and wherever the arrow
landed, Charlie draws a circle around it with a chalk and
pretends he hit the target. Might have worked for
Charlie Brown, but not for DHPE. We have our “ducks in a
row,” so to speak, with an attainable target and
determination to ensure "our arrow" lands very close
to the bullseye, if not right into it. That’s DHPE’s key to
success.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jim McVay
DHPE
President
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
FY 2006 HHS Appropriations Bill
Completed
On
December 30, 2005, President Bush signed H.R. 3010, the FY 2006
Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Public Law
109-149).
The bill total of $142.5 billion is $164 million below the
prior year. Full
story
DHHS Secretary Convenes States to Begin Pandemic
Planning
On December 5, 2005,
U.S. Dept. of Health
& Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt convened senior state
and local officials to establish an integrated federal-state
influenza pandemic planning process. Visit http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=830698&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://pandemicflu.gov/plan/convening.html.
NEWS FROM
DHPE
DHPE
Selected As A Conference Sponsor
CDC's newly formed
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion recently selected DHPE as a
sponsor of its first conference to be held in
September 2006. DHPE will work closely with partner
organizations to plan the program and coordinate the registration
process. Members can take advantage of the opportunities
to contribute to the program and conference
events. Sponsoring partners will
initially meet in Atlanta this February. Information will be sent
out to DHPE members regarding available opportunities
after the meeting.
Satellite
Broadcast on Enhancing Fitness
DHPE, in conjunction
with the Alabama Department of Health, the Arthritis Program of the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention will hold a
satellite conference and live webcast, Enhancing Fitness with
EnhanceFitness: An Evidence-Based Interaction for Older Adults and
People With Chronic Disease on Thursday, January 26, 2006. Click here.
MEMBERS
CORNER
VOTING
MEMBERS: Welcome Chelsea Fagen (MT); Linda L. Chasson
(WY); Deborah Arms (OH); Dr. Kimberly Redding (GA); and Interim
voting member, Chris Lyman (ME).
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS: Welcome
Terry Edwards (IL); Thomas Dowson (TX); Lola Houston (NC); Marge
Isley (VA); Cathy Wendholt-McDade (GA); Katelyn N. Cozatt (IN);
Geralyn Litzinger (IN); Vanessa Gee (LA); Mollie Robinson-Miodovski
(CA) and Valerie Nesmith (NV).
DHPE
voting members, Barbara Leonard (ME) recently resigned from her
position at the Maine Department of Health to become a consultant
and Carol Steiner (GA) retired last summer. Good luck to
both of you.
DHPE member, Craig
Lefebvre offers two social marketing web logs. Click here.
Blogs on social
marketing and social
change also available.
NEWS FROM THE STATES AND
PARTNERS
FROM
THE STATES
Alabama
Department of Health Leads in Video Communications and Distance
Learning
The
Alabama Department of Health, through Alabama
Public Health Training Network (ALPHTN), leads the
states and the nation in utilizing  satellite
conferencing and new distance learning methods such as webcasting to
educate the public health workforce. Learn more about Alabama’s
distance learning, visit http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=823495&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://www.adph.org/alphtn/.
South
Dakota  Health Systems Announce
Tobacco-Free Initiative
South
Dakota’s three
major health systems announced their plans to move toward
tobacco-free campuses in the facilities that are part of their
health systems. Avera, Regional Health and Sioux Valley Health
systems campuses will be adopt a tobacco-free policy effective
May 31, 2006, the "World No Tobacco Day". Read more.
Also visit http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=823631&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://www.healthysd.gov
or contact the Tobacco Control Program with SD Dept. of Health at
805-773-3737 or 1-800-738-2301.
 2005
North Dakota Releases Youth
Risk Behavior Survey
The North
Dakota Department of Public Instruction and the North Dakota
Department of Health released its 2005 YRBS survey of several
health-related behaviors among North Dakota’s students from
9th to 12th grade. Click
here to obtain results of the survey. Contact Pat
Anderson at 701-328-2098 or e-mail at psanderson@state.nd.us.
UPCOMING
STATEWIDE CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
The Annual North
Carolina State Health Directors
Conference; January 26-27 2006,
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh, NC. please
go to 2006
North Carolina Health Director’s Conference web
site.
PANA
(Pennsylvania Advocates for
Nutrition and Activity) Satellite Update – Youth Weight Management
Inventory Roll-out, January
24, 2006, PA Department of Health. Visit http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=845018&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://www.panaonline.org.
FROM
OUR PARTNERS
ASTHO
Releases Survey Results
The
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials released the
results of its survey, “Ten
State Survey of Estimated Public Health Expenditures Associated with
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response under the New HHS
Plan.”
U.S. DHHS
Publishes New Book on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for
Life
DHHS recently
published “A Healthier You,” based on the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. To order, call toll-free 1-866-512-1800 or
202-512-1800 (DC area) or simply e-mail ContactCenter@gpo.gov
American
Heart Association Releases Annual Legislative
Wrap-Up
A special
edition of Advocacy
Pulse, focusing on advocacy efforts and successes
across the country was published by AHA. Contact Mark Alan Schoeberl,
VP of State Advocacy & Public Health at mark.schoeberl@heart.org.
UPCOMING
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
IHA’s
Fifth Annual Health Literacy Conference, May 4-5,
2006, Hyatt Regency Irvine, CA, Institute for Healthcare
Advancement, Go to http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=823498&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://www.iha4health.org/
or call toll-free at (800) 434-4633.
2006 Health
Education Advocacy Summit, March
11-13, 2006, Washington
Court Hotel, Washington, DC; Coalition of National Health
Education Organizations. Visit Health
Education Advocate website.
10th Biennial Symposium on
Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer: Committed to
Eliminating Disparities, April 19-23, 2006, Washington, DC Omni Shoreham Hotel. More
 CDC
CORNER
DASH Has A
New Director
Dr. Howell
Wechsler was named the new Director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent
and School Health (DASH). Full
story
A New
Branch Chief for DASH
The New
Program Development and Services Branch (PDSB) of DASH chose Mr.
William (Bill) Potts-Datema as its new branch chief. More
Health,
United
States,
2005 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of
Americans,
contained
156 tables and 37 charts organized around 4 areas: health status
& determinants, health care utilization, health care resources,
and health care expenditures. Go to http://www.magnetmail1.net/ls.cfm?r=999999999&sid=824638&m=143797&u=DHPE&s=http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
The
4th National Forum for Heart Diseases & Stroke
Prevention, April
18-19 (with advance meetings on April 17); Hilton Washington Hotel,
Washington, DC. Contact Dan Ehlman, MPH
at 770-488-5039 or dehlman@cdc.gov
2006 CDC
Diabetes and Obesity Conference, May
16-19, 2006, Denver, CO, The Adams Mark Hotel. Click here
or call Norma Loner at (770) 488-5376
International Congress on
Physical Activity & Public Health, April 17-20,
Atlanta, GA, Grand Hyatt Buckhead. More information.
MORE NEWS AND
INFORMATION
NIDDK
Releases its New Diabetes Statistics
The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports
that nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes. Full
story
Keeping Kids
Active: Ideas for Parents
MayoClinic.com
published a series of articles on children’s health,“Keeping Kids Active: Ideas for
Parents.” Full
story
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS (DHPE)
EVENT
DATE
LOCATION
DHPE/CDC-DASH
February 1, 2006 Washington, DC
Presentation to
introduce
Wellness Guide
Protecting our
Assets:
Spring 2006
N/A
A School Employee
Wellness
Guide
DHPE Strategic
March 5-7, 2006
Atlanta, GA
Planning
Meeting
Regional CSHP
March 29–30, 2006
Tampa,
FL
Training
Program
24th National
Conference
May 23-26, 2006
Washington, DC
on Health Promotion
and Education
(DHPE/CDC)
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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DHPE Wishes Everyone A Happy 2006!
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