About SOPHE
Who We Are
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is a nonprofit, independent professional association that represents a diverse membership of nearly 4,000 health education professionals and students in the United States and 25 international countries.
SOPHE members work in schools, universities, voluntary organizations, health care settings, worksites, and in local, state, and federal government agencies.
What We Do
- Raise awareness of the connection between behavioral sciences, health education, health promotion and the surrounding environment.
- Build knowledge and skills to help health educators respond to public health emergencies.
- Foster family, school and community partnerships to reduce risks associated with chronic disease among school-aged children.
- Increase capacity among SOPHE chapters to work with local communities in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities.
- Strengthen the connection between behavioral science and health education with more comprehensive approaches to unintentional injury and violence prevention.
- Improve advocacy efforts by educating policy makers and providing training and resources to help public health workers improve advocacy skills.
What We Promote
- Healthy behaviors
- Healthy communities
- Healthy environments
- SOPHE reaffirms our commitment to reproductive justice
Washington, DC – January 21, 2022 – The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) recognizes the ongoing threat to full reproductive rights and justice for all persons. As the Supreme… - Standing against injustice: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once proclaimed, Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane because it often results in… - SOPHE unequivocally condemns the attack on the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 6, 2022 – The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol one year ago today. The ideals of… - SOPHE applauds president’s signing the Protecting Moms Who Served ActWashington, DC – December 1, 2021 – Pres. Biden has kept his commitment to address maternal health disparities by signing the Protecting Moms Who Served Act. The bill is the…
- SOPHE Applauds Juneteenth and Supreme Court Ruling on ACA
Washington, D.C. – June 18, 2021 – This past week, our nation crossed another watershed in recognizing the historic injustice of slavery and the fight to protect all people’s rights…