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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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The DHPE Board of Directors met November 16-18th
in Washington, D.C. It was a productive day. In the morning
the Board reviewed and approved the Association’s budget and then
met with Cornerstone Government Affairs and reviewed Congressional
bills of interest to membership, including the Stimulus Package,
Healthy Americans and Prevention, and others. We reviewed DHPE
funding priorities which remain largely unchanged and discussed how
best to support those bills most relevant to state programs and the
future efforts of DHPE.
The Board discussed how to best articulate
the breadth of health promotion and education responsibilities
within state agencies and the wide scope of activities to which our
efforts either are or, stretching boundaries a little, could be
essential. To this end, we spent the afternoon last week going
through a process in which we identified about a dozen potential
policy statements we should develop that would help us delineate key
issues that we in public health and, more specifically in health
promotion and education, need to adopt to help take a leadership and
perhaps visionary role and engage old and new partners to address
key societal problems with the tools, resources, and perspective of
health promotion and education.
After some good discussion five areas from
our initial list of 12 were identified for the immediate development
of DHPE policy statements. Those five are: mental health, health
disparities, healthy communities, the public health workforce, and
healthy aging. Our ambitious goal is to complete these policy
statements by mid-February. Board members volunteered to work on
these but we need your help. If you have a keen interest in one of
the five areas and would like to help craft or review a policy
statement, please contact me or Cynthia Somers http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtcsomers@dhpe.org
with your area of
interest.
Hoping your Holiday plate is full with good, nutritious food
and friendship.
Sincerely,
Donald B. Bishop
DHPE President
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
110th
CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE
November 2008
APPROPRIATIONS
UPDATE
The
federal fiscal year 2009 began on October 1, 2008. Thus far
Congress has completed work on three of the appropriations bills,
defense, homeland security and military construction/veterans
administrations. The remaining appropriations bills are being
funded through a continuing resolution (HR 2638) that funds the
remaining federal agencies through March 6, 2009 at the same level
as the previous year.
Since
the Democrats took control of Congress, they have been sparring with
President Bush over funding increases for domestic programs.
Last year, President Bush vetoed the Labor, HHS, and Education bill
which exceeded his budget request, and Congress failed to override
the veto. This year, the President renewed his pledge to veto
additional domestic spending. Congress has responded by
developing draft legislation but then took no further action to move
those bills through the process. It appears that when the
111th Congress is sworn in January 6th, they will complete work on
the remaining appropriations bills in an omnibus package.
Congress will likely send the remaining bills to President Obama
when he is sworn in on January 20, 2009.
The
draft House and Senate 2009 spending bills that appropriate funding
for Health and Human Services programs include restoration of the
Preventive Health and Human Services Block Grant, modest increases
for the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPAO),
Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) and Behavioral Risk
Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Child
Nutrition Reauthorization of 2009
The
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-265 ) reauthorized the School Lunch Program, School Breakfast
Program, Summer Food Service Program, Child and Adult Care Food
Program, and WIC (Special Nutrition Program for Women Infants and
Children), and the reauthorization expires on June 30, 2009.
DHPE will be tracking the actions of the Senate Agriculture
Committee and House Education and Labor Committee as they begin to
work on their reauthorization legislation.
Daschle
Accepts Health Human Services
Former Senate Majority
Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer
to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. He recently wrote a
book "What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis". New York: Thomas
Dunne Books, 2008.
NEWS FROM
DHPE
Physical Activity Capacity A call to action
for public health professionals titled "The Critical Need for Public
Health Leadership and Capacity to Improve Health through Physical
Activity" is now posted on the DHPE website at http://www.dhpe.org/
Coaching
Feel like
you need a boost in your work life? Ever get bogged down in
details and want to resume working toward your goals?
Professional coaching may be for you! DHPE offers coaching
through its leadership scholarship process. Application is
online at http://www.dhpe.org/.
Leadership
Training
Scholarships are available for DHPE members
to attend training to prepare them as leaders in public
health. Identify your own training opportunities and let DHPE
help you pay for it. Application is online at http://www.dhpe.org/.
Community Approaches to Address
Obesity
A number of communities have initiated
community level interventions directed at obesity within the
community. Several of these communities have been funded by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state cooperative
agreements or Steps to a HealthierUS. Many more have been
funded by foundations, health plans, or local initiatives. These
interventions are funded at a level well beyond what federal
programs can afford. To date, the success of these initiatives has
not been systematically documented. Understanding, reporting
and disseminating these experiences is one of the highest priorities
for the CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and
Obesity. This meeting was planned and conducted to improve
understanding of what is working at the local level, the elements
common to the more successful programs, the extent to which CDC
recommendations are being implemented, and the capacity that the
Division, partners, states, and
communities need to support success at the community level.
Review the Proceedings
of this meeting.
MEMBERS CORNER
VOTING MEMBERS: DHPE welcomes its new voting members:
Karen Garbarino (VT), Larissa
Skjonsberg (SD), Linda Krantz
(MT)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: DHPE welcoms its new
associate members: Jodi Rankin (MS), Vernesia Wilson (MS), Taffani
L. Grant (MS), Charlotte Reddix-Williams (MS), Barbara Arnold (NM),
Patricia Blake Smith (MI), Heather Borski (UT), Jacketta R. Cobbs
(FL), Laurie Helgoe (WV), Amy Korzicki (WI), Bette Lawrence-Water
(IL), Vivan Momah (FL), Foga A Takese (Jamaica), Sharise D.
Washington (TX), Carrie Bridges (RI), Carrie Hall-Walker (RI),
Elizabeth Harvey (RI), Jeanette Shedd (RI), Becky Kishbaugh (PA),
Charolette Greenawalt (PA), April Barry(PA), Serina Gaston
(PA)
 DHPE welcomes
Samuel J. Weber as its new Development &
Membership Manager. Mr. Weber, comes to DHPE from
The Alliance for Non-Profit Management as their Director of
Education and Development. The Alliance is will known in the
nonprofit community. In his capacity as Director of Education
and Development, he designed programs to provide the membership with
the educational tools needed to increase their effectiveness in
their respective fields. These training opportunities expanded
the association’s revenue to support the Alliance mission. Sam
can be reached at (202) 659-2230 ext. 131 or email him
at http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtsweber@dhpe.org
Become a Member of DHPE
and sign up for Committees and Workgroups
so you can be involved in contributing to the Strategic
direction of the association and importantly, enhance and advance
the profession as well as increase awareness in health promotion and
public health education. For more information
about Membership and Committees/Workgroups. To join, please fill out
forms or vist http://www.dhpe.org and click on Join
Now.
UPCOMING
STATE CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
INTERNSHIP
CORNER
Internship Program for
Students of Minority Serving Institutions Since the
fall of 2002, the DHPE/CDC Internship Program has provided 12-week
field placements with stipends for more than 200 qualified students
of health education and health promotion. The Internship
Program has become highly competitive. Approximately 200
students applied to the fall and spring sessions 2007 with slots for
only 15 for each session. Students who went through the program in
2007 have been accepted to doctoral and master’s degree programs,
have been hired by their placement sites, and have participated in
other fellowships. For more information contact Mariela
Yohe at http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtmalarcon@dhpe.org or internship Program for Students of
Minority Serving Institutions at http://www.dhpe.org/.
A special thanks to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention for their continued support of the
internship...Read more.
 Congratulations to our newly accepted interns
for Spring Session 2008: Rita Anagor, (NC Central
University); Olympia Anderson, (Florida A&M
University); Lenora Braithwaite, (Florida A&M
University); Joseph Clayton, (NC Central
University); Tonyka Jackson, (Florida A&M
University); Amanda Jenkins (Jackson State
University); Tabeth Jiri, (Jackson State
Unviersity); Taneshia Knight, (Florida A&M
University); Ebonie Lewis, (Florida A&M
University); Aaron Lloyd, (CSU Fresno);
Tamika Martin (Florida A&M University); Dora
Moreno, (Jackson State University); Nedenia parker,
(NC Central University), Mario Ramsey,
(Morehouse School of Medicine); Daren Richards
(CSU Fresno).
Summer Session 2008: Janelle Graves,
(Winston-Salem State University); Jennifer Hall,
(NC A&T State University); Felicia Green
(Florida A&M University); Erica Turner
(Jackson State University). These students
were selected from a list of over 50 students who applied for this
session.
Certification and Accreditation
News: Individual Certification and Professional
Preparation Program Accreditation Updates
Karen Denard
Goldman, Associate Member
Co-Director, Program in Community
Health
Kingsborough Community College, City University of New
York (CUNY)
http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtkgoldman@kbcc.cuny.edu
Significant health education certification
changes are on the horizon.
DHPE participation in Coalition of
National Health Education Organizations activities and the Health
Education Accreditation Implementation Task Force is imperative to
assure the inclusion of our perspectives, priorities, values, and
realities.
The National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) which sponsors the health
education certification process by offering the Certified Health
Education Specialist (CHES) exam and overseeing CHES recertification
has announced the following:
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The
next CHES examination dates are Saturdays, April
25, 2009 and Saturday, October 17, 2009. There are
four registration deadlines; the earlier a candidate registers,
the lower the registration fee. NCHEC’s 5th edition of
The Health Education Specialist: A Study Guide for
Professional Competence reflecting changes presented in the
Competency-Based Framework for Health Educators – 2006,
other certification-related publications, and a list of exam
review course providers and study group facilitators are available
on line.
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The
CHES exam has been approved for veterans’ benefits,
meaning that veterans and approved dependants can take advantage
of veteran’s education benefits for CHES exam fees. Read
more.
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The
health education professional preparation program accreditation
movement is now being led by the National Implementation Task
Force for Accreditation in Health Education which is chaired by
Randall Cottrell and David Birch. For more information, go
to http://www.healthedaccred.org/
For a
complete review of the original Task Force’s eight recommendations,
see http://www.healthedaccred.org/docs/home/principles_updated.pdf
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NCHEC
offers a “CHES Advancing the Profession” column in CHES bulletin
to publicly salute a hard working health education
colleague. The goal of this column is to promote the
value of the CHES credential by saluting CHES professionals who do
an outstanding job of advancing the credential and the health
education profession. The nominee must be a current CHES who
actively demonstrates at least one of the four competencies in
Responsibility VII: Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health
Education: Competency A: Analyze and respond to current and
future needs in health education Competency B: Apply a variety
of communication methods and techniques Competency C: Promote
the health education profession individually and
collectively Competency D: Influence health policy to promote
health. For additional questions, please contact http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtnchec@nchec.org
FROM THE
STATES
Alaska
SAMHSA OAS
report: 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National
Findings
Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health: National Findings (NSDUH Series H-34, DHHS
Publication No. SMA 08-4343). This 290 page publication
provides the latest national data on substance use and selected
mental health measures as well as their correlates, and treatment by
demographics. Prevention and treatment program planners,
providers, policy makers, and educators as well as the public have
found these data useful. The online version is available: http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduhlatest.htm
To receive free copies
of this report, contact SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug inforamtion (NCADI) either on the web or by phone.
The inventory code for this publication is SMA 08-4343.
Please allow sufficient time to process your request.
NCADI: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
or telephone 800-729-668, TDD hearing
impaired: 800-487-4889, Toll free Hablamos
Espanol 877-767-8432.
Arizona
Women Together
for Health (WTFH)
A maternal health program which
focuses on nutritional education and physical activity promotion,
delivered through the Maricopa County Department of Public
Health. Classes are facilitated by a Health Educator/ Personal
Fitness Trainer and a Registered Dietitian. WTFH has been in
existence since 2003. The target audience is women 18-44 years
old, low income, minority status, with fewer years of formal
education. Classes are taught in both English and Spanish.
WTFH has been
generally successful in reaching outcome objectives, for example,
exceeding the objective percentage of women decreasing or
maintaining Body Mass Index throughout the 10 week course.
Other outcome objectives include increased levels of physical
activity and improved dietary quality. In March of 2008 WTFH
improved the pre/post survey instrument, which provided more detail
and henceforth raised new evaluation concerns. Read
more. For further information see http://www.togetherforhealth.net/
District of Columbia
Improved Health
Finder Makes Health Information Quicker and Easier to
Use
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has
released a more user-friendly
version of healthfinder.gov.
The site offers quick and easy information and tools to help
people stay healthy and prevent disease.
Coordinated by the
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and its
National Health Information Center, the redesign of healthfinder.gov
was informed by health literacy and usability principles and tested
with more than 650 users. We’re excited about the result—a consumer
health Web site that’s easy to understand and navigate, especially
for people who have limited health literacy. Read
more. Visit today and help us spread the word about
this exciting new resource. For instructions on how to link to
healthfinder.gov, visit http://www.healthfinder.gov/aboutus/linking.aspx.
for
more information, e-mail http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailthealthfinder@nhic.org
or call 1-800-336-4797.
Kentucky
Kentucky Respiratory Disease Program
(KRDP)
In the year 2007, 12.6 percent of adults and
26.1 percent of children living in the state of Kentucky had been
told by a doctor or nurse they had asthma at some point in their
life. The state of Kentucky has been taking major steps to
battle the burden of asthma in the past year. Read more.
Through the collaboration many key partners, the primary
focus of the KRDP is to create statewide asthma and COPD plans.
Theses plans will support the implementatio of specific initiatives
toward addressing these respiratory illnesses through out
Kentucky.
For more information
contact Connie Buckley, RN, BSN, Program Manager, Kentucky
Respiratory Disease Program (KRDP), Kentucky Dept for Pulbic Health
(KDPH)
at connie.buckley@ky.gov
or Kelly
Cole Nunn, MPH, Public Health Prevention Service Fellow, KRDP, KDPH
at kelly.nunn@ky.gov
The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Task Force
State-specific morbidity and
mortality data clearly identify Kentucky as a high need state for
The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program to facilitate
collaboration among public and private sector partners. Heart
disease and stroke are the first and third leading causes of death
for both men and women in the United States. In Kentucky
women, heart disease and stroke are the first and third leading
causes of death. Among men, heart disease is the leading cause
of death, but stroke is the fifth leading cause of death. The
Kentucky Heart Disease Stroke Prevention Program has strengthened
capacity by developing and maintaining functional partnerships that
are active in the development of a state plan. Read more.
If you would llike more
information about the Kentucky Heart Diesease and Stroke Prevention
Task Force, please contact Bonita Bobo (502) 564-7996 ext. 3625 or
email at bonitaa.bobo@ky.gov
South
Carolina
The
SC DHEC Office of Public Health Education in partnership with the SC
Association for the Advancement of Health Education (SCAAHE), SC
Department of Education Healthy Schools, The SC Public Health
Association - HE Section and the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy have come together to celebrate National Health Education
Week 2008 (NHEW).
This year's theme, Healthy Aging,
Living Long Living Well, addressed the importance of access to
health services and preventive health practices throughout the life
span. The adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors are critical
for healthy aging.
National Health Education Week is
celebrated annually the third week in October. Health
Education Specialists are employed in a variety of roles in public
and private settings statewide. Health Education and Health
Promotion are integral parts of an effective public health system.
During the week, the contributions of Health Education Specialists
were given special acknowledgment. Promotional packets were sent
across the state that included proclamation from Governor
Mark Sanford announcing National Health Education Week.
The 2008 Statewide Health Education
Conference was held October 23, 2008 at Brookland Baptist
Church Conference Center in Columbia. The theme was
TechnoHealth; Using Technology to Communicate Health Education. The
conference presented new media technologies for communicating public
health messages. Awards were given in three categories: Health
Educator of the Year, Outstanding New Health Educator, and Public
Health Education Advocate. Free CHES credits were also
available for the 2008 Health Education Conference.
Utah
Utah
Receives Funding to Expand Screening Services
In June
2008, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) received funding to
implement the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women
Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program in Utah. The program will be
known as Be Wise and will expand Utah’s existing Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program’s capacity to provide critical
preventive screening to Utah’s underserved population.
Unfortunately, prevention, screening, and treatment are often beyond
the reach of the uninsured and underinsured. The Be Wise program
will enable the UDOH to provide free blood pressure, cholesterol,
and glucose screening; a body mass index evaluation; assessment of
smoking behavior; and an analysis of personal and family health
history to women in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, home to over 55% of
Utah’s population. Read
more. For more information, contact Kalynn Filion, Program
Coordinator, Be Wise, Utah Department of Health (UDOH), http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtkfilion@utah.org
More
than Just Numbers - Families of Teen Crash Victims
Share Stories of Loss Motor vehicle crashes continue to
kill more teens ages 15-19 in Utah than any other cause. In 2007, 40
teenagers were killed on Utah roads. Many of the victim’s families
have teamed up with the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) to share
their stories and send a message to other teens to drive
safely. Read
more.
A
collection of 16 stories from families who lost a son or daughter
were put into a booklet that will be used by the UDOH and other
agencies involved in the Utah Teen Traffic Safety Task Force. It is
the parents’ hope that their pain-filled stories will help all
drivers realize the impact their driving decisions have on
others. To download a copy of the families' stories in the
"Zero Fatalities: Sixteen reasons why Zero is the only acceptable
number" booklet, visit www.health.utah.gov/vipp.
Washington
The
Washington State Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention
Program
Recently launched the new web-based Healthy Communities
Tool Kit Part 2: Implementing and Evaluating Success. This tool kit
is designed for public health practitioners, policy makers, and
community partners.
The Healthy Communities Tool Kit
offers key lessons and resources used in Washington State
communities as they mobilized their residents to make policy and
environmental changes that make it easier for people to be
physically active and choose healthy foods. This tool kit is divided
into six chapters:
1
Implementing Your Action Plan
2. Engaging Your
Community & New Partners
3. Collaborative
Leadership
4. Best
Practices: Policy & Environmental Change
5. Sustaining the
Work
6. Evaluating
Success
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA/our_communities/healthy_communities_projects/toolkit/Toolkit2.htm
Healthy
Communities Tool Kit Part 1, written in 2005, highlights tools and
lessons developed and tested in the cities of Moses Lake and Mount
Vernon. The focus of this tool kit is on mobilizing a community to
develop an action plan. It is available in hard copy and sections
are available on the following web page:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA/our_communities/healthy_communities_projects/toolkit/default.htm.
For more information about the Healthy Communities Tool Kits contact
Ruth Abad, http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtruth.abad@doh.wa.gov
FROM OUR PARTNERS
 The prevalence of diabetes in today’s
society is a big problem; and to solve big problems, you need an
even bigger solution. That is the reason why on May 7th, the
National Changing Diabetes Program unveiled the National Diabetes
Goal at an event hosted at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. This
event, which featured key diabetes advocates such as former Governor
Mike Huckabee, and many others. The event highlighted the start of
an aggressive campaign which aims to educate the American public
about the importance of diabetes prevention and the steps that can
be taken to do so. Read
more.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES
Public Health
Survival Webcast - December 15th
The economic downturn
is real. We can anticipate a significant decline in revenues
available for public health programs at the global, national, state,
and local levels. At the same time, the number ofpersons adversely
impacted by this economic decline will significantly rise,
increasing the demands on public health at all levels. Read
more. To register http://www.sph.unc.edu/content/view/8968/9396/
Public
Health Survival: Leadership in a Falling Market
National Webcast
December 15, 2008
2:00 pm Eastern Time
1:00 pm Central Time
12:00 pm Mountain Time
11:00 am Pacific Time
12th
Annual Health Education Advocacy Summit, February 21-23, 2009,
Washington, DC. Whether your're a first-time advocate or
have been involved in health policy for years, there never has been
a more critical time to promote the public's health. Sponsored by
the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations
(CNHEO). For additional information www.healtheducationadvocate.org/
7th
National Forum - For Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, March
18-20, 2009, Washington, DC. To register
http://www.7thnationalforum.com/
For more information call (770) 408-0695.
3rd
International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, May
5-8, 2010, Toronto, Canada. "Mobilizing Research for
Global Action in Policy and Practice" For more information on
this exciting conference visit http://www.cflri.ca/icpaph/documents/Fall_08V12.pdf
20th IUHPE
World Conference on Health Promotion, July 11-15, 2010, Geneva,
Switzerland. For further information www.iuhpeconference.net
CDC CORNER
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will host the 20th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control: Cultivating Healthy Communities. The
Conference will be held at The Gaylord National Convention
Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, February
23-25, 2009. For
registration or questions please contact the Registration
Coordinator at http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailt09natchronicdis@gmail.com
GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES
Champions for
Healthy Kids Grants
The General Mills Foundation, in
partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and
the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sport, developed
the Champions for Healthy Kids grant program in 2002. Each year
since inception, the General Mills Foundation awards 50 grants of
$10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to
help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active
lifestyle. Read
more. Timeline
for the 2009 Champions for Healthy Kids Grant
Program. Click http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/cbg_grant_complete.aspx
to find out more about the application process. If you have
questions
after reviewing application form and background
resources, please contact Beth Labrador 1-800-877-1600 ext. 4821 or
email http://www.magnetmail.net/Design/mailtblabrador@eatright.org
Healthy
Kids, Healthy Communities Call for Proposals Announcement
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is pleased to
announce a new call for proposals (CFP) for Healthy Kids, Healthy
Communities, a national program whose primary goal is to implement
healthy eating and active living policy- and environmental-change
initiatives that can support healthier communities for children and
families across the United States. The program places special
emphasis on reaching children at highest risk for obesity on the
basis of race/ethnicity, income and/or geographic location.
Under this CFP, RWJF
will award approximately 60 grants to community partnerships across
the United States, each of which will receive up to $360,000 total
over four years. All grantees must secure a cash and/or in-kind
match equal to at least 50 percent of the RWJF award over the entire
grant period. Read
more. The deadline for brief proposals is February
3, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All proposals must be
submitted electronically through the RWJF Grantmaking Online system.
Go to http://www.healthykidshealthycommunities.org/
to download a copy of the CFP, review frequently asked questions
(FAQs), register for an applicant conference call, and access the
RWJF Grantmaking Online system. For more information, visit http://www.rwjf.org/.
ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is a 501(C)(3) association
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State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).
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