Leadership News
Article from Spring 2007 issue of The CHES Bulletin:

Uncertainty Amid A Newly Developing Credential –
A Message from the Immediate Past Chair

Written by: Mathew Adeyanju, MPH, PhD, CHES
                 Immediate Past Chair, Board of Commissioners (BOC)

Article: Uncertainty, Newly Developing Credential

Research Studies Being Conducted for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC)

Research studies are being conducted to provide NCHEC and the Health Education Profession with information to strengthen professional preparation, strengthen the CHES credential, market the CHES credential, and allow the public to better understand who those are who hold the CHES credential.

During Spring Semester 2008 (January 2008 through April 2008), James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, CHES, Professor at Ball State University (BSU) in Muncie, IN, and member of NCHEC's Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists (DBCHES), is spending his sabbatical conducting several research studies for NCHEC. Dr. McKenzie, working with one of his colleagues from BSU, Denise M. Seabert, PhD, CHES, is conducting three studies:

1. Use of Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Examination Data by Professional Preparation Programs.
2. Who holds the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential and why?
3. Why do Certified Health Education Specialists allow their CHES certification to lapse?

If you are selected to participate in one of the studies, your cooperation would be greatly appreciated by both NCHEC and the researchers. The studies are expected to be completed by summer 2008. If you have any questions about how NCHEC plans to use the results of the studies, you may contact Linda Lysoby, Executive Director, NCHEC, 1541 Alta Drive, Suite 303, Whitehall, PA, 18052-5642, (888) 624-3248, ext. 13, llysoby@nchec.org.

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CUP Findings Impact CHES Exam
Preview the Percentage of Questions from each Area on the Revised CHES Exam — Effective October 2007.

Percentage of Questions from Each
Area of Responsibility on the Revised CHES Exam

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The Revised 2006 Framework
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NCHEC has recently reviewed the Competency Update Project (CUP) findings. As a result, the Areas of Responsibility, Competencies and Sub-competencies, described in A Competency-Based Framework for Professional Development of Certified Health Education Specialists, have been revised. All test questions reflect the revised Seven Areas of Responsibility described in A Competency-Based Framework for Health Educators - 2006.

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Conferences
2008 Exhibits Schedule

Organization	Details	Dates	Location
National Wellness Institute 33rd Annual National Wellness Conference	www.nationalwellness.org	July 12-17, 2008	Stevens Point, WI
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)	www.sophe.org	October 23-25, 2008	San Diego, CA
American Public Health Association (APHA)	www.apha.org	October 25-29, 2008	San Diego, CA
American School Health Association (ASHA) Annual Conference	www.ashaweb.org	November 11-15, 2008	Tampa, FL