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| Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT Call for Applications: Society for Public Health Education Graduate Student Research Paper Award Deadline for Application: December 13, 2013 The Society for Public Health Education is accepting applications for its annual award for graduate research in health education and health promotion. The purpose of this award is to foster quality graduate student research and provide a mechanism by which to recognize outstanding graduate students for creative and innovative research. The recipient of this award is encouraged to submit the paper for review to one of SOPHE’s two journals, Health Education and Behavior or Health Promotion Practice. The winning paper will be recognized as follows: • $250 cash award • Award certificate • Complimentary registration at the upcoming SOPHE Annual Meeting • Presentation at the SOPHE Annual Meeting (student is responsible for travel expenses) of the research upon which the award is based • Recognition of the award in SOPHE’s newsletter, News & Views and website. ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS 1. Academic Requirements: Students enrolled in a graduate degree program in health education within two years of the submission deadline are eligible for this award. 2. National SOPHE Membership or chapter SOPHE member at time of application (visit http://www.sophe.org to join). 3. The research must be submitted for consideration of publication in the form of a manuscript suitable for publication in either Health Education & Behavior (http://www.sophe.org/Health_Education.cfm) or Health Promotion Practice (http://www.sophe.org/Health_Promotion_Practice.cfm) Publication guidelines are included in each journal issue and online. 4. Faculty Sponsorship Form from the student’s faculty advisor, who must be a SOPHE member in good standing. The form must verify: a. The student is following a course of study in health education or has completed degree requirements within the past two years b. The submitted paper represents the student’s original work c. The research was conducted in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the Health Education Profession, Article V: Responsibility in Research and Evaluation. 5. Applicants must indicate their willingness to present the paper at the SOPHE Annual Meeting (student is responsible for travel expenses). REVIEW CRITERIA Papers will be reviewed by the SOPHE Awards Committee for their scientific rigor and contribution to health education research and practice. Specific criteria include: • Problem: Importance of the research question • Ideas: Theoretical base and conceptual contribution • Approach: Adequacy and sensitivity of research design and methods, and adherence to ethical standards including demonstration of Institutional Review Board approval • Findings: Contribution to existing knowledge • Presentation of data: Clear presentation of quantitative or qualitative data linked to the research objectives and research problem • Organization: Logical organization of the manuscript • Contribution to health education research • Contribution to health education Note that winners are not automatically published. Award recipients must submit their manuscript to the Editorial Boards of the journals for review. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS • Application materials must be received by the SOPHE office on the due date. Application materials must be must be assembled by the applicant and delivered as a single submission. Materials may be mailed or faxed: Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 10 G Street, N.E, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002 Fax: 202/408-9815 Questions: Celena NuQuay cnuquay@sophe.org Awards are recommended by the SOPHE Awards Committee and approved by the Executive Committee.  |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:28 AM PDT Society for Public Health Education Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship Deadline: December 13, 2013 The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is proud to be able to offer two student scholarships each year of $1,500 to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in the field of health education. As part of the criteria for this award, potential recipients must provide evidence of financial need. To this end, we are requesting that the department chair or financial aid office of the applicant’s institution complete the official Demonstrated Financial Need Form and either stamp with the department/institution seal or attached to official institution letterhead. Please mail form directly to the National SOPHE office. Society for Public Health Education / Awards 10 G Street NE, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002  |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT Society for Public Health Education 21st Century Student Scholarship for Conference Support Health Education Advocacy Summit (Feb. 22-24, 2014; Washington, DC) - Deadline: December 6, 2013 Annual Meeting (March 19-21, 2014-Baltimore, MD) - Deadline: December 13, 2013 This award provides conference support to full-time undergraduate and graduate level students to attend the SOPHE Health Education Advocacy Summit, or Annual Meeting. Conference support can include any combination of registration fee to the conference and any real and reasonable travel expenses incurred, as per federal per diem, and lodging at the official conference hotel or a substitute hotel, not to exceed the cost of the assigned conference hotel. SOPHE also encourages and allows conference support funds to be used for supplemental SOPHE chapter membership. Total support cannot exceed $500 and will be reimbursed upon submission of receipts and required travel reimbursement form following the event. Eligibility: 1. Students must be sponsored by a faculty member in the student’s program. The faculty member must be a current member of National SOPHE. 2. The faculty member must complete a Faculty Sponsorship Form to verify that the student: a) is currently an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time and in good academic standing in a health education or health education related major, b) has excelled in health education-related courses, and c) has been involved in health education research and/or practice. 3. Students must be members in good standing in National SOPHE and/or a SOPHE chapter at the time of application. 4. Students may NOT have received a SOPHE 21st Student Scholarship for Conference Support within the previous 2 years. Preference will be given to students who have never received this award. 5. Sponsored students who receive a SOPHE 21 Century Student Scholarship for Conference Support are not eligible for the Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship Award during that calendar year January – December). Application Instructions: • Application materials must be received by the SOPHE office on the due date. • Application materials may be mailed or faxed: 21st Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Century Student Scholarship Application 10 G Street, N.E, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002 Fax: (202) 408-9815 Questions: Celena T. NuQuay, MA CAE Director, Membership & Marketing Terms and Conditions: • Students may expect to be notified of award decisions within 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. • Event registration is required and separate from this application. Students must register and apply for reimbursement as part of their overall expense reimbursement associated with this award. Please visit the SOPHE website at www.sophe.org to obtain instructions for registering to attend the event. • For the Annual Meeting, students receiving support must attend all meetings and events sponsored by the Student and New Professional Community of Practice. • Every recipient of support will be required to complete a reflection essay (800-1,000 words) and submit it to the National SOPHE office along with the expense reimbursement form and receipts, within 30 days after the event. This essay should address the following: o The benefits of attending a SOPHE conference o Lessons learned o How the information was/will be shared with fellow students or otherwise used The SOPHE Student Scholarship Program is sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) through the 21st Century Fund.  |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:56 AM PDT Call for Nominations: Society for Public Health Education Chapter Award for Excellence Deadline for Nominations: December 13, 2013 The Society for Public Health Education is accepting nominations for the annual Chapter Award for Excellence. The purpose of this award is to recognize and publicize creative, effective and replicable methods implemented by chapters to deliver one or more core member services. • The chapter selected as the recipient will receive a cash award of $250.00 ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS 1. Any chapter with active designation status in National SOPHE may be nominated. 2. The innovation must be designed for effective delivery of one or more of the following chapter core services: membership, fiscal management, board and leadership development, communications, continuing education, alignment of chapter and national strategic plans, and/or bylaws and policies. 3. The innovation must be implemented (initially or as part of an ongoing activity) during the SOPHE fiscal year in which the chapter is nominated for this award. 4. A nomination letter must be submitted and signed by at least three National SOPHE members in good standing. 5. While it is desirable for at least one of the nominators and a representative of the chapter selected as the award recipient to attend the Awards Celebration at the SOPHE Annual Meeting, it is recognized that this may not be possible and therefore is not required. However, if they cannot attend, both the nominators and the chapter must designate an individual who is willing and able to represent them at the Awards Celebration. Nomination Letter Requirements: 1. Identify measurable objectives for the innovation. 2. Specify which core member service(s) the innovation addresses (membership, fiscal management, board and leadership development, communications, continuing education, alignment of chapter and national strategic plans, and/or bylaws and policies). 3. Provide a clear, detailed description of the innovation as well as how and by whom (i.e., chapter board, committees and/or membership) it was planned, implemented and evaluated. 4. Document the effectiveness of the innovation in achieving its objectives. 5. State how the innovation may be replicated/adapted by other SOPHE chapters with similar needs/challenges. 6. State that the innovation is consistent with the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession and Chapter. 7. Letter must be signed by at least three national SOPHE members in good standing (these individuals may or may not be members of the nominated chapter). 8. Include, if any other group or organization had a major role in planning, implementing or evaluating the innovation, a letter of support from that group or organization. 9. May include up to five pages of written materials related to the implementation of the innovation (optional). NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS • Nomination materials must be received by the SOPHE office on the due date. • All nomination materials must be assembled by the lead nominator and delivered as a single submission. Materials may be mailed or faxed: Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 10 G Street, N.E, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002 Fax: 202/408-9815 Questions: Celena NuQuay cnuquay@sophe.org Awards are recommended by the SOPHE Awards Committee and approved by the Executive Committee  |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:44 AM PDT Call for Nominations: Society for Public Health Education Dorothy B. Nyswander Open Society Award Deadline: December 13, 2013 This award will be given each year to recognize an individual or group who embodies and promotes an Open Society, through research, practice, and/or teaching. Dr. Dorothy B. Nyswander pioneered health education, mentored many public health leaders, and had an illustrious career spanning more than six decades at international, national, regional, and community levels. As illustrated in the quote above Dr. Nyswander was ahead of her time in advocating for equality and justice for ALL people, and was one of the first to introduce the concept of an “Open Society.” One of her first community health initiatives included setting up day care centers during World War II for women working in defense plants. Dr. Nyswander passed away on December 18, 1998, at the age of 104. This individual or group uses activism in institutionalizing an Open Society that: -- Actively engages in initiatives that promote equality and justice for all, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, or physical ability; -- Advocates for and initiates dialogue and action to address health injustices affecting marginalized communities; -- Participates in activities that endorse education as a means of individual and community advancement and growth and; -- Views poverty as a societal responsibility and from an ecological perspective. Eligibility Criteria 1. Applies health education and promotion processes to catalyze and significantly advance social change that fosters access to quality healthcare and health promoting initiatives for marginalized populations. 2. Possesses practitioner acumen and demonstrates strong communication capacity for learning about and addressing the ecological factors that make system changes and demonstrate evidence of improving a community’s quality of life. 3. Creates and actively endorses internal policies and/or infrastructures that lead collective teams of professionals in significant strides toward the reduction of health disparities as well as advocate for inclusion and equality. 4. Serves as a visionary, courageous leader that advocates for, and gives voice to health injustices that affect marginalized communities. 5. Nominators must be National SOPHE members; nominees are not required to be National SOPHE members. Membership status can be verified through the National SOPHE office, (202) 408-9804. Monetary Award The award recipient(s) will receive a one-year membership in National SOPHE (for non-SOPHE members) and a $250 monetary award, which may be used to further the work of the individual or group. Awards will be given at the SOPHE Awards Celebration at the Annual Meeting. Awards are recommended by the SOPHE Awards Committee and approved by the Executive Committee.  |
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Society for Public Health Education awards and scholarships
