Health Education Links

Texas Health and Human Services Commission - The Health and Human Services Commission provides leadership and direction, and fosters the spirit of innovation needed to achieve an efficient and effective health and human services system for Texans. HHSC has oversight responsibilities for designated Health and Human Services agencies, and administers certain health and human services programs including the Texas Medicaid Program, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse investigations. To contact the HHSC, call 2-1-1 for access to information about health and human services in your community. Callers from outside Texas and those calling from cellular phones will need to call their 2-1-1 Area Information Center directly. To contact the HHSC offices in Austin, please call: 512-424-6500 (Voice) or 512-424-6597 (TDD). How to get to a HHSC location, click on this link: Map / Directions to HHSC Locations.

Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) - SOPHE is an independent, international professional association made up of a diverse membership of health education professionals and students. The Society promotes healthy behaviors, healthy communities, and healthy environments through its membership, its network of local chapters, and its numerous partnerships with other organizations. With its primary focus on public health education, SOPHE provides leadership through a code of ethics, standard for professional preparation, research, and practice; professional development; and public outreach. Please go to the SOPHE website for more information on it’s mission, vision and membership information or email them at info@sophe.org. You can also contact SOPHE by phone, at (202) 408-9804.

Career Oriented

Public Health Employment Connection – Emory University, Rollin School of Public Health - Public Health Employment Connection is a FREE job posting/job searching area. It has been created for the express purpose of centralizing job posting information for public health professionals and employers. The site is exclusively designated for public health related job postings. http://www.sph.emory.edu/studentservice/Career.html

PublicHealthJobs.net – Association of Schools of Public Health – PublicHealthJobs.net is a service of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Employment Council. ASPH is the only national organization representing the interests of all 34 accredited schools of public health in the United States. To learn more about ASPH, visit their website at www.asph.org.

Professional Development

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC, Inc.) - NCHEC's mission is to improve the practice of health education and to serve the public and profession of health education by certifying health education specialists, promoting professional development, and strengthening professional preparation and practice. http://www.nchec.org

Eta Sigma Gamma – National Professional Health Education Honorary – The principal purpose of Eta Sigma Gamma is to elevate the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of professionally trained men and women in and for the Health Science discipline. Eta Sigma Gamma's objectives clarify that the principal purpose can be achieved by: stimulating scientific research; facilitating communication and discussion between individuals, agencies, and governmental jurisdictions though the exchange of practices and philosophies; motivating service and academic achievement; recognizing service and academic achievement; developing methods, materials and programs; and raising professional standards and ethics. Eta Sigma Gamma originated at Ball State University. www.bsu.edu/web/esg/

Public Health Education Leadership Institute (PHELI) - The Public Health Education Leadership Institute is a collaborative project with several health education associations. Funding for this initiative was first provided to DHPE by CDC in 1997. DHPE contracted with St. Louis University School of Public Health to develop a one-year training curriculum. The training includes three on-site visits, substantial assigned reading throughout the year and a leadership project to be completed. The first class graduated in 1999. All DHPE members or their designees are eligible to apply. More information is available on this web site in the Training section. http://www.astdhpphe.org/pheli_program.asp

Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) – DHPE is an affiliate of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and serves on four of its committees (Tobacco, HIV, School Health, and Injury Prevention). DHPE has formal relationships with 25 national organizations, coalitions and committees working on a wide range of public health issues. DHPE’s mission is to strengthen, promote, and enhance the professional practice of health promotion and public health education nationally and within State health departments. http://www.dhpe.org

American Association for Health Education (AAHE) - The American Association for Health Education (AAHE) advances the profession by serving health educators and other professionals who strive to promote the health of all people. The leaders and members realize this mission through a comprehensive approach that encourages, supports, and assists health professionals concerned with health promotion through education and other systematic strategies. AAHE serves professionals in a variety of settings: healthcare, community/public agencies, businesses, schools (Pre-K-12), and institutions of higher learning. www.aahperd.org/aahe/template.cfm

Public Health/Health Education Colleges and
Universities in Texas

The University of Texas at Austin, School of Public Health

http://www.utexas.edu/education/kinesiology/

The University of Texas at Austin, Public Health Promotion Research & Program Development - http://www.uthealthpromotion.net/

Stephan F. Austin State University, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science - http://www.tahperd.sfasu.edu/

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, School of Public Health - http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/sph/default.cfm

Texas A&M University, Department of Health and Kinesiology - http://hlknweb.tamu.edu/

Texas A&M University Health Science Center -
http://tamusystem.tamu.edu/univ/hsc.html

Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Department of Kinesiology http://www.tamuk.edu

Texas State University-San Marcos, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation – http://www.hper.txstate.edu

The University of Texas-San Antonio, Department of Health and Kinesiology – http://kah.utsa.edu