SC Association for the Advancement of Health Education

South Carolina Association for the Advancement of Health Education provides membership benefits such as:

Statewide professional development and networking opportunities.

Technical assistance for the application process for CHES and training opportunities to receive CHES credit.

SCAAHE member email LISTSERV and website page that includes health education resources.

A forum in which to communicate the role of health education and the profession in improving the health of South Carolinians.

Bi-annual newsletter.

Legislative alerts and updates.

We hope you will find our site informative and useful as you learn about our association and the many activities we are currently involved in to strengthen health education in South Carolina. The goal of this website is to promote the development and implementation of SCAAHE's strategic plan and to increase networking and communication opportunities for all health educators in South Carolina.

We hope you will visit this site often to:

1. Learn about legislative issues that are relevant to health educators in South Carolina

2. Find opportunities for CHES credits or to participate in CHES study sessions

If you are not already a SCAAHE member, please consider joining today regardless of your worksite setting. The strength of any association is a diverse and active membership. Students are welcomed too!

2012 SCAAHE Board

President - Lara Peck

Past President - Chris Beyer

President Elect - Tina Delvin

Secretary - Brianne Gemeinhardt

Treasurer - Melissa English

Member-at-Large - Suzanne Sanders

Member-at-Large - Regina Creech

Member-at-Large - Libby Maynard

JANUARY 2012

Annual Healthy Weight Week

January 15-21, 2012

www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month

February 1-28, 2012

www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth

National Cancer Prevention Month

February 1-28, 2012

www.mdanderson.org

National Wise Health Consumer Month

February 1-28, 2012

www.aipm.net/wise

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week

February 12-18, 2012

www.aacvpr.org

Trails Advocacy Week

February 13-15, 2012

www.americanhiking.org/Our-Work/Policy-Advocacy/Hike-the-Hill

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

February 1, 2012

www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/ngwsd/index.cfm

National Wear Red Day

February 3, 2012

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/wrd/index.htm

SC ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION

Our mission - to promote health, physical activity and wellness among the state's citizens through effective leadership, professional development, education and advocacy.