SOPHE’s Student Health Edu-Thon*

Graduate and undergraduate health education student teams compete in SOPHE’s Student Health Edu-Thon.

Overview

During SOPHE’s Annual Conference, Student Health Edu-Thon Teams present an evidence-based scenario response that demonstrates their health education specialist competencies, uses of technology, and emerging methodologies.

Participant teams will create an innovative digital health campaign that addresses a current health education challenge.

Teams of 2-3 graduate students or 3-4 undergraduate students participate in separate competitions. There is a winning team from each group. The competition is limited to 6 graduate and 12 undergraduate teams.

On the days of the competition, each team has 30-minutes to display their presentations followed by 10-minutes of question & answer with the judges. More detailed information about the competition and health education challenge prompt will be distributed to all accepted teams.

Winning Prizes

Each member of the first-place team receives a $150 cash award, a SOPHE award certificate, recognition, and an opportunity to present their innovative winning approach during a future SOPHE webinar.

Elevate Your Career Potential

• Demonstrate their health education specialist competencies.
• Explore new ways to adapt technology and emerging methodologies to solve challenging scenarios.
• Refine their skill set in research, writing, and communication.
• Network with professionals in the health education and promotion profession.
• Prepare for professional positions and add this new experience to your resume.
• Collaborate with their peers to address a real-world public health challenge.
• Obtain CECH for CHES®/MCHES®.

The SOPHE Student Health Edu-Thon is proudly sponsored by FAHE.

Check out SOPHE’s 2022 Student Health Edu-Thon winning teams

Graduate Competition
1st Place: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Samantha Bertomen and Lisa Peters
2nd Place: University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston
Alejandra Garcia Quintana, Anusha Sajja and Amrita Sidhu

Undergraduate Competition
1st Place: Truman State University
Kirstyn Dietle, Amanda Berry, Brody Asbury and Allison Oligschlaeger
2nd Place: Washington and Lee University
Avani Kashyap, Olivia Ullmann, Kiera Stankewich and Lizzy Nguyen
3rd Place: West Chester University
Brynn Myers, Avery Krot and Ava Sweeney

*formerly student case study competition