Friday Five – National Health Education Week
Follow and join the conversation with #NHEW.
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education (@SOPHEtweets) has celebrated National Health Education Week, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, during the third week of October, this year being October 21 – 25, 2024. The purpose of NHEW is to increase national awareness of major public health issues and promote a better understanding of the role of health education. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
A Week of Webinars
Each day of NHEW brings a new webinar in which to participate. Click the links below to learn more about each topic and register.
- Monday: Artificial Intelligence and Health Education: Understanding Future Implications for the Profession
- Tuesday: Nurturing Mental Wellness for a Healthier Tomorrow
- Wednesday: Training Promotoras as Environmental Justice and Women’s Health Advocates
- Thursday: Health Literacy Game-Changers for Health Equity Champions
- Friday: Workforce Development: Growing the Pipeline and Exploring Career Options
Next week is the National Health Education Week! There are 5 FREE webinars throughout the week. Check out the learning opportunities here: https://t.co/XOLCEcO8iy#NHEW #HealthEducation #HealthLiving pic.twitter.com/u1aCwFVRKC
— CSU Graham Behavioral Medicine Lab (@CSU_behav_lab) October 15, 2024
2024 Daily Themes
Each day of the week has a special theme around which organizations can plan activities. The daily themes are as follows:
- Monday, October 21: Artificial Intelligence and Health Education: Understanding Future Implications
for the Profession - Tuesday, October 22: Nurturing Mental Wellness for a Healthier Tomorrow
- Wednesday, October 23: Training Promotoras as Environmental Justice and Women’s Health
Advocates - Thursday, October 24: Health Literacy Game-Changers for Health Equity Champions
- Friday, October 25: Workforce Development: Growing the Pipeline and Exploring Career Options
SOPHE provides materials and suggestions for ways to share messages using a variety of channels to communicate a message is most effective.
October is Health Literacy Month
Reminder that October is Health Literacy Month. Check out SOPHE resources all month long! https://t.co/YhB1IXMrPF pic.twitter.com/nuJq1lVQiT
— SOPHE (@SOPHEtweets) October 11, 2024
School Health
SOPHE supports health educators and school health leaders by providing contemporary resources, tools, information, and training on current and emerging topics. Check out all SOPHE has to offer.
2025 Annual Conference
SOPHE’s 76th Annual Conference will be held in Long Beach, CA from April 16-18, 2025. This conference celebrates SOPHE’s 75 years of growth, achievement, and impact, yet calls for a future focus on health education’s strategic role in addressing global public health crises. Register today.
Less than two weeks remaining to submit your abstract for #SOPHE2025. Learn more and submit here: https://t.co/KBhNgWoh5r pic.twitter.com/QZS5Y0Y7Ty
— SOPHE (@SOPHEtweets) October 15, 2024
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