North Carolina Chapter Society for Public Health Education

01/14/2026

📢 Join 900+ of your peers at the 2026 SOPHE Annual Conference from April 22-24 in Portland, OR. Whether you're a student, professor, or health education specialist, SOPHE 2026 is the ideal place to connect with others who share your passion for making a difference.

The following SOPHE 2026 tracks feature sessions, workshops and discussions :

🔹Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
🔹Social Justice and Health Equity
🔹Health Communications
🔹Program Planning and Evaluation
🔹Policy and Advocacy

Secure your spot and save up to $100 when you register by January 31!

💻 https://www.sophe.org/conferences_events/annual-conference/

01/14/2026

12/22/2025

Friends, did you attend the 2025 Annual Conference in Durham? If so, make sure you've completed the evaluation by 12/29:

Thank you for attending the 2025 NC SOPHE Annual Conference! Please submit feedback regarding the sessions you attended at the 2025 NC SOPHE Annual Conference as well as your overall conference experience. For each breakout, only select the sessions you attended and complete the evaluation for that....

12/19/2025

SOPHE is looking for volunteer applications to fill the following two vacant positions:
• Resource Development Committee chair(s)
• Health Communications Community of Practice chair(s)
Applicants must be SOPHE members. For more information on Communities of Practice visit here, and for more information on Committees visit here. To volunteer for any SOPHE opportunity visit

SOPHE members can volunteer for more than 20 committees, join a community of practice, become a peer-reviewer for any of SOPHE's journals

12/18/2025

NEW Beauty + Health: Youth Graphic Medicine Challenge

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) wants teens and young adults to share their ideas or experiences–through graphic medicine–about ways to reduce health risks from certain beauty products and behaviors that people use to meet societal beauty standards. Their original comics may be featured on NIH websites and social media, and winning entries will be awarded $500–$3,500! Up to five prizes will be awarded for each category: Teens (13–17 years old) and Young Adults (18–25 years old). Submissions are open until than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 2, 2026. Learn more at

Challenge.gov is the official government website supporting prize challenges and prize competitions that are sponsored by the US federal government. Here federal agencies provide prize awards to public citizens and entities who solve problems and develop innovations.

12/18/2025

The National Case Study Competition in Health Education® (NCSCHE), Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) are pleased to continue their partnership to offer the National Case Study Competition again in 2026. All four entities are committed to the tradition of providing students with a top tier professional development experience. Register at https://etasigmagamma.org/National-Case-Study-Competition/

12/18/2025

The 2026 SOPHE Annual Conference Mentorship Program is being offered to empower participants in engaging in peer-to-peer support, building community, and cultivating a sense of belonging. SOPHE is looking for mentors and mentees for this program.

12/18/2025

Join us at the 2026 SOPHE Annual Conference, as Brian C. Castrucci, president and chief executive officer of the de Beaumont Foundation, will receive the Honorary Fellow Award – SOPHE's highest recognition for a non-SOPHE member. The award recognizes a person who has made exemplary and lasting contributions to the field of health education and public health.

Check out more speakers, sessions and highlights at our full program here Don't forget to register with early-bird rates and take advantage of $100 savings! https://www.sophe.org/conferences_events/annual-conference/

12/11/2025

🚨 Urgent Action Needed: Protect Public Health Professional Degrees

The Department of Education’s newly proposed definition of “professional degrees” under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) excludes public health degrees such as the MPH and DrPH, as well as several other health professions degrees. This change could
restrict access to critical federal loan support, posing significant consequences for students, academic institutions, and the nation’s public health workforce.

Visit ASPPH/TIPH’s Call-To-Action document to learn how you can get involved: TIPH.co/talkingpoints

12/10/2025

Join us tomorrow for this conversation focusing on the Students/New Professionals Community of Practice. Learn more and register here: https://elearn.sophe.org/products/december-community-conversation-studentsnew-professionals