Directors of Health Promotion and Education - DHPE
Organization URL(s)
director@dhpe.orgwww.dhpe.org/
Other Contact Information
1101 15th Street NW
Suite 601
Washington,
DC 20005
202-659-2230 (Voice)
202 659 2339 (FAX)
Description
The purpose of the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is to promote the quality practice of health education and health promotion as core disciplines of public health practice and to advocate for quality health education/health promotion programs and strategies to address the nation's leading health problems. DHPE represents 55 directors of health education/health promotion units of state health departments and the health departments of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa as well as the eleven directors of the health education units of Indian Health Service Area Offices. DHPE also has approximately 25 associate members and members emeritus.
Online Resources
- Addressing Infectious Disease Threats
http://www.dhpe.org/infectintro.htm - Infectious Disease Internet Resources
http://www.dhpe.org/idresource.htm - Infectious Facts - Directors of Health Promotion and Education
http://www.dhpe.org/pubs_infectious.html - Lymphatic Filariasis
http://www.dhpe.org/lymphfil.htm