Friday Five – National Health Education Week
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education (@SOPHEtweets) has celebrated National Health Education Week (#NHEW), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, during the third week of October, this year being October 17 – 21, 2022. The purpose of NHEW is to increase national awareness on major public health issues and promote a better understanding of the role of health education. This year’s NHEW will pay tribute to Partnerships and how they help to build community health. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
2022 Daily Themes
This year NHEW will pay tribute to Partnerships and how they help to build community health. Each day of the week has a special theme around which organizations can plan activities. The daily themes are as follows:
Monday, October 17: Health Equity (HBCU focus)
Tuesday, October 18: Health Communications
Wednesday, October 19: Ethics and Practice
Thursday, October 20: Professional Preparation/Career
Friday, October 21: Advocacy
SOPHE provides materials and suggestions for ways to share messages using a variety of channels to communicate a message is most effective.
24th Annual Advocacy Summit
While not taking place during NHEW, SOPHE is excited to host the 24th Annual Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 22 – Monday, October 24, 2022! This year’s summit theme is “Youth Health Equity: Forging the Path for an Inclusive Future.” SOPHE has an engaging line-up up keynote speakers, researchers, panelists and students leading the charge to create and sustain equitable spaces for youth. This year’s summit also presents unique opportunities to address anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, and public policies around race and ethnicity, within your state.
This year, SOPHE’s 2022 Advocacy Summit will highlight Youth Health Equity. Learn more: https://t.co/fjCpXEvDto pic.twitter.com/eJYMpmDw0u
— SOPHE (@SOPHEtweets) April 18, 2022
NHEW 2022 Webinars
Join SOPHE to promote the value and role of health education specialists in improving consumer health and wellness through health education and health promotion. Due to popular demand, NHEW 2022 features five webinars this week.
IHA Health Literacy PSA
For more than 20 years, October has been recognized as Health Literacy Month. Health Literacy Month is a time of international observance when hospitals, health centers, literacy programs, libraries, social service agencies, businesses, professional associations, government agencies, consumer alliances, and many other groups work collaboratively to integrate and expand the mission of health literacy. The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (@iha_the) seeks to improve personal health literacy for everyone. This short video explains how to improve personal health literacy.
Health Literacy Solutions Center
Businesses, educators, community leaders, government agencies, health insurers, healthcare providers, the media, and many other organizations and individuals all have a part to play in improving health literacy in our society. You can sign up for the Institute for Healthcare Advancement’s health literacy discussion community. It’s free and provides access to webinars, resource library, discussion boards and much more.
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