Community Health Education and Linkages

Conference Overview

Read our Conference Program to learn more about:

• National Health Education Week
• Conference Goal and Objectives
• Conference Presenters
• Poster Presentations
• Health Education Awardees

View conference presentations:

• Defining Effective Health Education Practice by Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH
• Health Education and Community Empowerment by Gilda Valdez and Harold Sterker, MPH
• The L.A. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Education (LA MHaDDE) Program by Alicia Bazzano, MD, MPH
• Exploring Health Promotion Resources within Department of Health Services Facilities and Community Partner Agencies for Program Planning by Yeira Rodriguez, MPH, MCHES
• The Fotonovela Readers' Theater: Engaging Early Childhood Providers in Disease Prevention by Rita Bagby, RN, MSN, PHN and Laura Coelho CDC Prevention Associate
• The Evolving Role of Health Education: The Role of the Public Health Department Health Educator by Amy Buch, MA
• Academia’s Role in Preparing Health Educators: Traps and Best Practices by Tess Boley Cruz, PhD, MPH, CHES
• Kaiser Permanente: Health Education by Mei Ling Schwartz, MPH
• Defining Health Education's Role in Healthcare Reform by Mitchell Katz, MD

View poster presentations:

• Assessing Immunization-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs (KAB), and Practices As They Related to Perceived Preparedness for Disasters
  by Andrea Soriano, MSW; Maria I Fernandez, MPH; Dulmini Kodagoda, MPH; Jon La Mori, MA; Tania Villalobos, MPH; Rachel Golden, DrPh,
  Nidhi M Nakra, MPH; Kathleen M Sanchez, PhD, MPH; Nancy Halpern Ibrahim, MPH
• Exploring Parental Acceptance of Promotoras to Deliver Home-Based, Adolescent Immunization Education by Maria I Fernandez, MPH, CHES;  Andrea Soriano, MSW; Kathleen M Sanchez, PhD, MPH; Jon La Mori, MA
• Photo Ops: Using Photo-Based Publications to Promote Nutrition, Health Literacy and Teachable Moments by Erica Browne, MPH, CHES; Paula Williams-Valencia, MPH, CHES; Carole Bartolotto, MA, RD

View conference evaluation results:

• 2011 Health Education Practice Conference Evaluation by Bridgette Blebu, MPH Candidate; Robin Munsey, MA OTR/L