I thank Bruce, David, Karen and Kathleen for their willingness to write an essay for the National Health Education Week. It appears that despite problem, all are eager and excited about the future of health education. I too share that excitement. Having over 35 years as a health educator gives one a perspective. So, with [...]
National Health Education Week 2010–Friday

National Health Education Week 2010-Thursday
My entry into the profession of health education is probably similar to that of some HEDIR readers. I graduated from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania with a degree in Health and Physical Education. With this degree I was certified to teach both health education and physical education but only well-prepared to teach physical education. My [...]

National Health Education Week 2010–Wednesday
The More You Love Someone, The More You Want to Kill Him: My Relationship with Health Education I’m a pretty cut and dry kinda gal. Always was, always will be. So, with thanks to Mark for the invitation to contribute my two cents on health education, here they are, with a focus on the profession [...]

National Health Education Week 2010–Tuesday
To steal a line from Robert Frost, my road (in Health Education) has been the one less traveled, and it has made all the difference! It’s fitting that I would use Robert Frost as the lead for this, for he was the favorite of my first employer in higher education, John Seffrin at Indiana University. [...]

National Health Education Week-Monday
Dear Health Education Community: As we begin the first day of the awareness campaign I would like to ask the new and the returning health educator the following question: 1. Do you see yourself as a primary preventionist and how could “health education” be cost effective in the new healthcare reform bill passed last year? [...]
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- Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (9th Edition)
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- Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice (Urban and Industrial Environments)
- Study Guide to Accompany Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

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